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Specimen #370812

Taxonomy

Family : Orchidaceae
Species : Calanthe sylvatica
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Current name : Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. Help icon.
The botanical name under which the specimen is filed in the herbarium.
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Local name : yalongonda

Collecting data

Collection number : 665
Collector : Evrard C.
Collection date : 12/04/1955
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Locality : Besambala

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Locality

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Locality : Besambala
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Country : CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
Phytoregion : VI (Forestier Central) Help icon.
The phytoregions are the ones used by Paul Bamps in its book "Flore d'Afrique Centrale : Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi. Répertoire des lieux de récolte" published by The National Botanic Garden of Belgium in June 1982.

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Specimen information

Description : orchidée helophyte; fleurs blanches à labelle mauve; nectaires oranges
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Habitat : galerie forestère de la rivière Gadebu; forêt marécageuse
Barcode : BR0000009890688

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