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

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Cuyuni-Mazaruni

• Locality

  Marshall Falls, Mazaruni River. Gallery forest flanking river.

• Elevation

  Alt. 37 m. (121 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.285, -58.7211

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Plants of the Guiana Shield
Bromeliaceae
Aechmea mertensii (G. Mey.) Schult. & Schult. f.
Det. Bruce K. Holst Feb 2008
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Marshall Falls, Mazaruni River.
6° 17' 06"N, 58° 43' 16" W Elev. 37 m.
Gallery forest flanking river. Loamy soil. Epiphyte. Plant mass
included KMR 2117 and KMR 2118. bract red. Flowers orange.
Leaf edge with prickles.
K. M. Redden, R. Williams and C. Perry 211
6 March 2004
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
EZID: ark:/65665/349925dd4-69e6-4485-b472-c31 a917fl0b0
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