Epidendrum frutex Rchb.f.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Epidendrum frutex Rchb.f.

  • Collector(s)

    P. E. Berry 161, 23 Jul 1974 - 28 Jul 1974

  • Location

    Venezuela. Zulia. Perijá. "Campamento Frontera VI", on tepuí-like sandstone ridge 4 x 0.5 - 1 km running E-W, east of the international border, between the headwaters of Río del Norte and southermost branch of Río Aricuaisa.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4077964

    Occurrence ID: 8b737075-a3a9-42d3-a4d8-be7afd4b8204

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Zulia

  • Locality

    Perijá. "Campamento Frontera VI", on tepuí-like sandstone ridge 4 x 0.5 - 1 km running E-W, east of the international border, between the headwaters of Río del Norte and southermost branch of Río Aricuaisa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2400 m. (7874 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5, -73.1

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Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría
INSTITUTO BOTANICO - CARACAS
HERBARIO NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA
Epidendrum frutax (Rchb.f. )C.Schweinf
det. G.C.K. Dunsterville 8/74
2m tall in litter and on fibrous
trunks; roots 3mm diameter,
purple-grey and slimy: leaves
lustrous coriaceous; sepals
and lateral petals yellow-
greenr lip and column light
green.
"Campamento Frontera VI", (Lat. 9°30‘ N, Long. 73°06‘ W), on tepuf-llke
sandstone ridge U x 0.5-1 km running E - W, east of the International
border, between the headwaters of R?o del Norte and the southernmost
brahch of Rio Arlcualsa;	Distrito Perljá, Estado Zulla; ca.
2400 m elev..
Paul E. Berry No. 161	23-28 July 1974
Exploración realizada an cooperación con la Dirección de Frontera del Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores.
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