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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Spiranthes
Classification 1Orchidaceae: Pelexia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00287004
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorE. P. Killip & A. C. Smith
Collector number15318
CountryColombia
StateSantander
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Colombia: Santander
LocalityMesa de los Santos
Date Collected1926-12-11 - 1926-12-15
Elevation1500 m
HabitatOn floor of dense woods
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a9950c4d-3b0c-45b8-adff-da646ebafc2d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00287004
HerbariumAMES
Previous ownershipex Orchid Herbarium of L. A. Garay No.3446
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Spiranthes decora Garay
Verified byG. A. Romero & I. Ferreras
Date Determined2009-05-13
Taxon Reference(for Spiranthes decora Garay) Canad. J. Bot. 1956. 34;248.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pelexia decora (Garay) Garay
Determination Remarks [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item RemarksExploration in Colombia, Eastern Cordillera. Collected under the auspices of the NY Bot. Garden, GH, US and the Arnold Arboretum
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