Habenaria fastor (Warm.) Hoehne

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Habenaria fastor (Warm.) Hoehne

  • Collector(s)

    T. D. McDowell 4152 with D. Gopaul, C. Horn and J. Wiersema, 08 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Guyana. Pomeroon-Supenaam Region: To E Demerara Water Conserv, Lama Creek.

  • Habitat

    Flooded marshland, sides of canals.

  • Description

    Growing in a floating mat of vegetation or bottom rooted. Herb to 1.6 m.; tubers 3-5 cm long in roots. Flower yellow green, 2 cm diam. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 557665

    Occurrence ID: d6251d6e-c921-467e-a0a2-b6a6fe1a2b94

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Habenaria fastor (Warm.) Hoehne det E. A. Christenson, 1992

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Pomeroon-Supenaam Region: To E Demerara Water Conserv, Lama Creek

  • Elevation

    Alt. 12 m. (39 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.67, -58

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GUYANA. Pomeroon-Supenaam Region: To E Demerara
Water Conserv., flooded marshland, sides of
canals, Lama Creek. 6°40’N, 58°00’W. Elev. sea
level -12 m. Growing in floating mat of
vegetation or bottom rooted. Herb to 1.6 m; tubers
3-5 cm long in roots. Flower yellow green, 2 cm
dia.
T. McDowell 4152	8 March 1991
With: D. Gopaul, C. Horn and J. Wiersema
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
00557665