Orchidaceae

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 30937, 10 Aug 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Otto, south slopes.

  • Habitat

    Epiphytic.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4170715

    Occurrence ID: 122e7fbd-4197-4110-9f60-fe0db26f191c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Orchidaceae

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Otto, south slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3040 m. (9974 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.94513, 145.5

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2200

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 3000 meter elevation contour line along the southern slopes of Mount Otto.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
NEW YORK BOTANjCAL GARDEN
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Mossy edge of a path in scrub of a ridge
crest; bracts pale green; labellum red, other
flower parts a creamy white.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Otto, south slopesf alt* 3040 m.
L. J. Brass, no, 30937_August 10, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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