Vaccinium

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 29817, 11 Jun 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4382720

    Occurrence ID: b5787d0b-5b9c-4ec1-a4be-aac8961b7ea6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vaccinium

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3560 m. (11680 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.78021, 145.029

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the peak of Mount Wilhelm, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of the mountain.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Collected on the Sixth Archhold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Vaccinium
Common in edges of suhalpine forest; much
"branched erect shrub 2-3 m high; young leaves
reddish; flowers red.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes , alt. 3560 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 29817_______________________June	11.	1959
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