Collection Details

Species: Heteropsis flexuosa (HBK) G.S. Bunting

Araceae Heteropsis flexuosa (HBK) G.S. Bunting
A. P. Maceda 81


Collection Date: 21 October 2002
Determined By: J. Lingan
Determination Date: 2 May 2012
Institution: USM

Locality

Continent: South America

Country: Peru

Region: Madre de Díos

Subregion: Manu Province

Closest Town: Puerto Maldonado

Locality Description: Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios River, ca. 7.0 km upriver from mouth of Río Los Amigos. Trocha Bajio.

Locality Site Specific: Trocha Bajio.

DD Latitude: -12.57

DD Longitude: -70.1

Elevation: 270-270 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest. Low, young floodplain forest of Rio Los Amigos rising to forest on a ridge that leads to the high terrace forest. Trail undulating through young terraces rarely flooded dominated by Otoba parvifolia, to low

Soil Description: Soil moist to wet, sandy, alluvial.

Habitat: Floodplain Forest , Terrestrial

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Hemiepiphytic herb collected at 2 m from a trunk.

Habit: Hemiepiphyte , Herb

Other Data

Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station

Project: Los Amigos Botany

Basis of Specimen: Preserved specimen