Microchilus guianensis Ormerod

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Microchilus guianensis Ormerod

  • Collector(s)

    P. A. Mutchnick 352 with T. Henkel & R. Williams, 02 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mountains; upper Ireng River; 15-20 km. upriver from Cipo settlement. Julong Falls.

  • Habitat

    Creekside and falls spray zone.

  • Description

    herb, terrestrial. Trailing, succulent; stem lightly pubescent; stem purplish with green nodal sheaths; flowers white; subtended by leafy bract. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 688400

    Occurrence ID: 286c83d3-2cd0-4826-a6a7-1d9669f1f447

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mountains; upper Ireng River; 15-20 km. upriver from Cipo settlement. Julong Falls.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 701 m. (2300 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5, -59.95

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Erythrodes s.l. sp.
Det. E.A. Christenson, 1995
GUYANA. Region: Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mtns; upper
Ireng River; 15-20 km upriver from Cipo settlement;
Julong Falls. 05°00'N, 59°57'W. Elev. 701 m. Creekside
and falls spray zone. Trailing, succulent; stem
lightly pubescent; stem purplish with green nodal
sheathes; flowers white; subtended by leafy bract.
Mutchnick, P. 352	2 November 1994
With: T. Henkel, R. Williams
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
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