Prosthechea aemula (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Essequibo Islands-West Demerara

• Locality

  Lower 7 km of Tiger Creek

• Elevation

  Alt. 15 m. (49 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.5, -58.65

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Encyclia aemula (Lindi.) Carnevali & Ramirez
Det. E.A. Christenson, 1994
GUYANA. Region: Essequibo Isl.-W Demerara. Lower 7 km
of Tiger Creek. 06°30'N, 58°39'W. Elev. 0 to 15 m.
Streambank and riverine forests. Epiphytic herb on
tree boles; sepals cream; petals cream with purple
dots at base; lip cream with purple stripes. Column
light green, purple at base, yellow at tip.
Henkel, T.W. 391	10 December 1992
With: M. Chin
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
04103368