Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

  • Collector(s)

    E. A. Christenson 1844 with George, S R, 2 Sep 1993

  • Location

    French Guiana. Sinnamary River, above Petit Saut between Crique Plomb and Crique Tigre, 500 m above Saut Tigre, in area to be inundated by waters of Petit Saut, non-flooded moist forest.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3805430

    Occurrence ID: ee152361-129a-4304-81e9-22c414c2a6f6

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Sinnamary River, above Petit Saut between Crique Plomb and Crique Tigre, 500 m above Saut Tigre, in area to be inundated by waters of Petit Saut, non-flooded moist forest

  • Elevation

    Alt. 87 m. (285 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5, -53.025

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Epiphyte near camp. Spines at bases of
leaves purple, bracts scarlet-orange, fruits
green with orange apices and purple spines.
Sinnamary River, above Petit Saut between
Crique Plomb and Crique Tigre, 500 m above
Saut Tigre, in area to be inundated by waters
of Petit Saut, non-flooded moist forest, 87 m
elev., ca. 5a0'N, 53S1'30”W.
leg. E. A. Christenson & S. R. George 1844
2 SEP 93
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