Lepanthes Sw.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Lepanthes

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Gastony 595 with Gayle C. Jones & Daniel H. Norris, 08 Aug 1967

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Independencia. Sierra de Neiba, along the Carretera Internacional near the crest of the rang, along the Haitian border, vic. line between provinces of San Rafael and Independencia.

  • Habitat

    In dense moist forest on limestone. Essnetially virgin rain-forest on limestone mountains.

  • Description

    Shaded epiphyte on tree trunks and branches. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1288175

    Occurrence ID: 16b80f01-032e-40b8-9133-fb39b1e4fad9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lepanthes Sw.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Independencia

  • Locality

    Sierra de Neiba, along the Carretera Internacional near the crest of the rang, along the Haitian border, vic. line between provinces of San Rafael and Independencia.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1700 - 2000 m. (5577 - 6562 ft.)

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San Rafael—Independencia
n°-595
8 Augast 1967
NEW_Y0RK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Shaded epiphyte on tree trunks and branches in
moist dense forest on limestone.
Essentially virgin rain-forest on limestone mountains of the Sierra
de Neiba, along the Carratera Internacional near the crest of the
range, along the Haitian border, vie. line between provinces of
San Rafael and Independencia. Elev. 1700-2000 m.
Gerald J. Gastony, Gayle C. Jones, and Daniel H. Norris
Collected under auspices of Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, New
York Botanical Garden, and Smithsonian Institution, with collaboration of
Dr. E. de Js. Marcano F., Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
01288175