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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 3411 with Tiwari, S., 25 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. Region: U. Takutu-U. Essequibo. Rupununi area, Surama Village.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03805450

    Occurrence ID: b271d497-4ca7-49d3-b810-6fef9c19861e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

  • Locality

    Region: U. Takutu-U. Essequibo. Rupununi area, Surama Village.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 70 m. (230 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.13, -59.07

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Aechmea mertensii (G. Mey.) Schult.f.
Det. E.J. Gouda, 1997
GUYANA. Region: U. Takutu-U. Essequibo. Rupununi area,
Surama Village. 04°08'N, 59°04’W. Elev. 70 m.
Seasonally flooded forest bordered by savanna.
Disturbed area with some trees cut down. Stoloniferous
epiphyte; sheath purple within; spines violet; scape
reddish below bracts, yellow above, bracts bright red.
Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 3411	25 February 1990
With: S. Tiwari
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 3411
Fruits globose with elongated apex, fleshy, white
turning blue.
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