Microchilus carbonerae Ormerod

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Microchilus carbonerae Ormerod ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    F. J. Breteler 3564, 06 Feb 1964

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. La Carbonera, 26 km. West of Mérida.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest.

  • Description

    herb, terrestrial. Terrestrial, up to 65 cm. tall. Roosts with a brown woolly indumentum. Leaves herbaceous, dull, medium green above, glaucous beneath. Flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 688367

    Occurrence ID: 9644180d-acd5-490e-8e62-ba057ed34161

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    La Carbonera, 26 km. West of Mérida.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2300 m. (7546 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.63252, -71.3662

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2491.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of elev. 2300 m nearest to center of La Carbonera. Measured from coord. to elev. 2300 near geogr. center of nearest named place, El Chorotal; halved dist. to approx. linear extent (2485 m). Input into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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