Microchilus guianensis Ormerod
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Filed As
Orchidaceae
Microchilus guianensis Ormerod -
Collector(s)
P. A. Mutchnick 352 with T. Henkel & R. Williams, 02 Nov 1994
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Location
Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mountains; upper Ireng River; 15-20 km. upriver from Cipo settlement. Julong Falls.
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Habitat
Creekside and falls spray zone.
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Description
herb, terrestrial. Trailing, succulent; stem lightly pubescent; stem purplish with green nodal sheaths; flowers white; subtended by leafy bract. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 688400
Occurrence ID: 286c83d3-2cd0-4826-a6a7-1d9669f1f447
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Asparagales
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Family
Orchidaceae
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All Determinations
Erythrodes det E. A. Christenson, 1995
Microchilus guianensis Ormerod det P. A. Ormerod, 2005
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Region
South America
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Country
Guyana
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State/Province
Potaro-Siparuni
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Locality
Pakaraima Mountains; upper Ireng River; 15-20 km. upriver from Cipo settlement. Julong Falls.
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Elevation
Alt. 701 m. (2300 ft.)
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Coordinates
5, -59.95
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Distribution
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) ¿A 46 00688400
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Microchilus guianensis Ormerod