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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Bletia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00000366
Type StatusPossible Type
CollectorS. Watson
Collector numbersn
CountryGuatemala
StateChiquimula
GeographyNorth America: Central America (Region): Guatemala: Chiquimula
LocalityEastern portions of Vera Paz & Chiquimula, Camino Real, near el Mico
Date Collected1885-04-13
ContainerFlora of Guatemala
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ed833ef7-5121-4360-9fc7-5b96dc1533d9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00000366
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipOrchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames No.75087
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type StatusPossible Type
Possible Type of Bletia pottsii S. Watson
Verified byG. A. Romero & I. Ferreras
Date Determined2010-01-12
Determination RemarksIn the prologue Watson cited : "On dry slopes bordering the Camino Real near El Mico, Guatemala; in bloom April 27th, 1885"
Taxon Reference(for Bletia pottsii S. Watson) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1887. 22: 478.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Bletia tuberosa (Linnaeus) Ames
Determined byD. S. Correll
Date Determined1941
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Bletia pottsii S. Watson
Determination Remarks [label name]
Accession NumberGH 5441
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksWatson cited material cultivated in Cambridge flowering 27 April 1885

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