Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 47492, 24 Dec 1997

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. Along old road from Santa Cruz to Camiri, 3.5 km S of Pedro Lorenzo, and 20 km S of turnoff from Santa Cruz-Samaipata highway.

  • Habitat

    Gently rolling, soil silt and sand, cleared for pasture. With abundant Acrocomia aculeata, brushy areas, pasture and around muddy cattle pond.

  • Description

    Covering shallow muddy cattle pond, characteristic yellow-green, the flowers slightly lighter.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 330407

    Occurrence ID: 37256154-7b7e-4939-99a2-d6efb4626a1d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Araceae

  • All Determinations

    Pistia stratiotes L. det M. H. Nee, 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

  • Locality

    Along old road from Santa Cruz to Camiri, 3.5 km S of Pedro Lorenzo, and 20 km S of turnoff from Santa Cruz-Samaipata highway.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.025, -63.22

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The New York Botanical Garden
Araceae
Pistia stratiotes L.
det. M. Nee, 1997
Bolivia. Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andrés Ibáñez: Along
old road from Santa Cruz to Camiri, 3.5 km S of Pedro
Lorenzo, and 20 km S of turnoff from Santa
Cruz-Samaipata highway.
18°0r30"S, 63°13’W. Alt. 500 m.
Gently rolling, soil silt and sand, cleared for pasture.
With abundant Acrocomia aculeata, brushy areas, pasture
and around muddy cattle pond.
Covering shallow muddy cattle pond, characteristic
yellow-green, the flowers slightly lighter.
Coll.: M. Nee 47492	24 Dec 1997
NYdb
Supported by the Fulbright Foundation
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