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Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 2 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00288147; 00288148
CollectorH. H. Iltis
Collector number30296
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): St. Eustatius
LocalityOverlooking Concordia "Baai" and Atlantic Ocean, just behind Maison sur la Plage Hotel, N of Zeelandia, NE end of island
Georeference17.5, -63.0 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1989-06-07
Elevation100 - 130 m
HabitatSunny, xeric, very steep basaltic slopes and cliffs of Gilhoa Hill (ca. 200 m)
Organism/Item1 of 2
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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00288147
HerbariumA
FamilyBromeliaceae
Determination Tillandsia Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyBromeliaceae
Determination Tillandsia utriculata Linnaeus
Determined byRichard A. Howard
Date Determined1992
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyBromeliaceae
Determination Tillandsia utriculata Linnaeus
Determined byW. Till (WU)
Date Determined2009-07-20
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00288148
HerbariumA
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Remarks[continued from description] dark brown; tepals pale green yellow? a) Elev. 0-10 m, salt spray zone with Coccoloba uvifera, Distichlis and Canavalia. b) Elev. 10-30 m, grassy, rocky slopes with Aristida, low Acacia treelets, Croton, many turk's-head cacti (Melocactus) now in bloom. c) Elev. 30-120 m, basaltic cliffs and ledges with turk's-head cacti (Melocactus), Agave, colonial Pitcairnia and Tillandsia, scattered Pisonia subcordata, small Acacia trees, Bouteloua sp., and Houstonia.