Blechnum divergens (Kunze) Mett.

  • Filed As

    Blechnaceae
    Blechnum divergens (Kunze) Mett.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Beitel 85182, 12 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro de la Neblina. Camp VII: Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 m. NE Pico Phelps (=Neblina) (21.5 km E Neblina Base Camp), mossy streambanks of Caño Gardner.

  • Habitat

    Downstream from streamside camp, cloud forest with tall trees (15 m), palms and tree ferns.

  • Description

    Terrestrial; fronds dimorphic; sterile fronds 1 m. long, reduced basal pinnae (auricles), broad brown scales. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 813970

    Occurrence ID: 0c74c294-f465-4ee0-bb2b-3cf47789fab2

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cerro de la Neblina. Camp VII: Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 m. NE Pico Phelps (=Neblina) (21.5 km E Neblina Base Camp), mossy streambanks of Caño Gardner

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1720 m. (5643 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.844444, -65.9694

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BOTANICAL
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Beitel 85182
Blechnum divergens (Kunze) Mett.
Duplicate at UC det A«R»Smith 1988
The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
BIechnum
CAMP VII; Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 m NE Pico
Phelps (-Neblina) (21.5 Km E Neblina Base
Camp), mossy streambanks of Ca'TTo Gardner
downstream from streamside camp, cloud
forest with tall trees (15 m), palms, and
tree ferns.
1720 m elevation	00°50'40"N,
65°58'10"W
terrestrial; fronds dimorphic; sterile
fronds 1 m long, reduced basal pinnae
(auricles), broad brown scales
Joseph Beitel 85182	12 Feb 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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