Gomesa blanchetii (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Minas Gerais

• Locality

  Serra do Espinhaço, near summit of Serra da Piedade, ca. 35 km E. of Belo Horizonte, near BR-31

• Elevation

  Alt. 1800 - 2000 m. (5906 - 6562 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.8224, -43.6761

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  498

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to 1800m high at middle slopes of Serra da Piedade, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using Google Maps - Satellite and Map View - located Serra da Piedade, between the cities of Belo Horizonte and Caete. Used Terrain View (Google Maps) to located the 1800m high closest to the Serra da Piedade (-19.820990, -43.677550), used it as the select geographic center. Used Distance Measurement Tool and What's Here Tool (Google Maps) to approximate the linear extent by measuring from the select center to the farthest extent of the 1800m elevation in the middle slopes of Serra da Piedade (-19.822121, -43.681927). Input: coordinates (-19.822370, -43.676130), linear extent (0.486km), measurement error (0.01km) into MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (498m). According to Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: Bounded Area.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Flanalto do Brasil
Eetado de Minas Gerais
Son do Espinha^o
Terrestrial, the infloresceiSoes to ca.
l*5m tall. Perianth brown, the labellum
yellow* Soil-filled crevices. Steep iron-
rich rocky slopes, near summit of Serra
da Piedade, ca* 3§km E* of Belo Horizonte,
near BR-31, 1800 - 2000m. elev.
H. S. Irwin, R. M. Harley, E. Onishi
13 January
1971
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and
the Inatituto de Pesqnisaa e Bxperixnentagio Agricola do Norte, supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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