Pleurothallis

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Pleurothallis

  • Collector(s)

    K. M. Redden 3836 with C. Perry, K. Wurdack, K. Glennon, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin & C. Hinchliff, 28 Aug 2006

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur National Park. Above falls.

  • Habitat

    Savannah. Rock base with some laterite soil mixed with white sand. Pools of tanding water present.

  • Description

    Epiphyte growing on fallen log over stream. Lvs with purple-red rib from 1/3 to tip on abaxial side; ridge on adaxial side 0.5 mm or less. Inflor a raceme, few to many flowers. Flowres pale yellow-green, more or less translucent with purple venation (trident shaped). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02693946

    Occurrence ID: dddaa0ae-5e79-4e50-804d-9cfaa47e70d3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pleurothallis det E. A. Christenson, 2009

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Kaieteur National Park. Above falls.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 438 m. (1437 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.1736, -59.4908

  • Distribution

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PLANTS OF THE GUI AN AS
Orchidaceae
Pleurothallis
Det. E.A. Christenson, III 2009
BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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GUYANA. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur National Park. Above falls. 438 m
5°10'25"N 59°29'27"W. Savannah. Rock base with some laterite soil
mixed with white sand. Pools of standing water present. Epiphyte
growing on fallen log over stream. Lvs with purple-red rib from 1/3 to
tip on abaxial side; ridge on adaxial side 0.5 mm or less. Inflor a
raceme, few to many flowers. Alcohol preserved flower. Flowers pale
yellow-green, +/- translucent with purple venation (trident shaped).
K.M. Redden 3836	28 August 2006
With: C. Perry, K. Wurdack, K. Glennon, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin &
C. Hinchliff
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02693946