Epistephium duckei Huber

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Epistephium duckei Huber

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45250, 22 Aug 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Haieka Savannah, E side of Haieka R, 2 mi E of Chinowieng Village. Ayanganna Plateau.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4094906

    Occurrence ID: f2802a5e-96c1-4af1-a70c-f7aec5d8910a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Epistephium duckei Huber

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Haieka Savannah, E side of Haieka R, 2 mi E of Chinowieng Village. Ayanganna Plateau

  • Elevation

    Alt. 740 m. (2428 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
k$2$0	UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
No- Epistephium duckei Huber
det. E. Foldats, 1974
To 2 m from tuberous base; lvs medium green, stiff, slight-
ly brittle; perianth deep orchid, lip bilobed, sides curved
upwards and overlapping, margin ruffled, throat white with-!
in and without, marked with dark purple veins within, raid- j
rib pubescent within; locally frequent on white sand from j
sandstone outcrop, scrub hillside, Haieka Savannah, E side
of Haieka R, 2 mi E of Ayanganna Plateau. Chinowieng Village;
Stephen s. Tiilett Rufas Boyan Elev. 7hO m.
Carolyn L. Tillett___Aug. 22. 1960
Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana.
Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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