Tepuia venusta Camp

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Tepuia venusta Camp

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 506 with John J. Wurdack, 05 Feb 1955

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimantá Massif. Central Section. By savanna bordering escarpment below Summit Camp above Middle Falls near Rio Tirica.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2645612

    Occurrence ID: 1f1332fb-19d8-49ad-9873-f5574accbdbf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tepuia venusta Camp

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Chimantá Massif. Central Section. By savanna bordering escarpment below Summit Camp above Middle Falls near Rio Tirica.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1925 m. (6316 ft.)

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The New York Botanical Garden
Tepuia venusta Camp
det. James L. Luteyn
1986
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN—CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM EXPEDITION
chimantá Massif, Central Section
Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
fMÿ
Ligneous, 0.1-0*2 m., frequent. Leaves strongly
revolute, deep green and shining above, ferrugineous-
tomentose below. Pedicels nodding, cherry-red; calyx
red.
Open rocky places by savanna bordering escarpment below
Summit Camp above Middle Falls near Rio Tirica.
Julian A. Steyermark altitude 1925 meters
John J. Wurdack_February 5,
Distributed by Chicago Natural History Muteum and The New York Botanical Gard«n
1955
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