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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffman 910 with C. Capellaro, 30 Jan 1992

  • Location

    Guyana. Essequibo Islands-West Demerara. Amerindian land, 2 km up Pokerero above junction with Warakabra R.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3805454

    Occurrence ID: ef8d1d39-408b-4c84-a626-172dd0fa0460

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Essequibo Islands-West Demerara. Amerindian land, 2 km up Pokerero above junction with Warakabra R.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 - 6 m. (7 - 20 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.57, -58.37

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Aechmea merkensii (Mey.) Schult.f.
Det. E J. Gouda, 1997
GUYANA. Region: Essequibo Isl-W. Demerara. Arawak
Amerindian land, 2 km up Pokerero River above junction
with Warakabra R. 06°34'N, 58°22'W. Elev. 2 to 6 m. V
marsh forest, riparian trees overhanging river.
Epiphyte; bracts red; corolla orange; firuit light
blue, dark blue distally. On river tree.
Hoffman, B. 910
With: C. Capellaro
30 January 1992
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
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