Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana

CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO VENEZUELA
Chimant& Massif
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subligneous at base, herbaceous above,
3-4 feet tall; leaves membranaceous, pale
green and sulcate-nerved above, gray paler
green below with raised nerves; petals whitish,
tinged at tip with pink; calyx pale green
swamp
Densely forested slopes between upper reaches of Rio Tirica (left-hand fork)
and Riscobel Ledema Camp, southeast-portion of Ap&cara-tepui
V,.' altitude 1700-1850 meters
Julian A. Steyermark	June 23, 1953
DMributtd bn Chicago Natural Hittorf Museum and Tki Now York Botanical Garden
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