Vaccinium

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 30683, 24 Jul 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4382719

    Occurrence ID: 91a0683a-037b-45e6-85bd-631ada0feda3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vaccinium

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3260 m. (10696 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.78021, 145.029

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the peak of Mount Wilhelm, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of the mountain.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Vaccinium
On edges of a trail in moist, mossy low forest;
shrub 2.5 m; leaves stiff, recurved; young
leaves red.; flowers red.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes, alt. 3260 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 30683________________________July 2fr, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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