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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    C. R. Sperling 6570 with S. King, 10 Aug 1982

  • Location

    Bolivia. Pando. Manuripi Prov. Lago Bay, a black water lake formed by the Rio Arroyo just upstream from its junction with Rio Manuripi.

  • Habitat

    Inundated forest and floating mats of vegetation on lake.

  • Description

    Epiphytic in tree in seasonally inundated forest along river. Bracts red-orange. Calyx green, corolla orange. Associated with stinging ants. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 376392

    Occurrence ID: f3fbd21b-6642-43e6-bf4a-58bc78ca4519

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Pando

  • County/Municipio

    Manuripi Prov.

  • Locality

    Lago Bay, a black water lake formed by the Rio Arroyo just upstream from its junction with Rio Manuripi

  • Coordinates

    -11.95, -68.67

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Sperling No.
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Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Department of Pando
Manuripi, BOLIVIA
, 6570	Bromeliaceae
,-Wsíí (lAiy")
6*
Lago Bay, a black water lake formed by the Rio
Arroyo just upstream from its junction with Rio
Manuripi. 11°57'S, 68°40'W. Inundated forest and
floating mats of vegetation on lake.
Epiphytic in tree in seasonally inundated forest
along river. Bracts red-orange. Calyx green,
corolla orange. Associated with stinging ants.
C.R. Sperling, S. King
10 August 1982
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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