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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Hexalectris
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 2 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00002596; 00084659
Type StatusTypeMaterial
CollectorO. Nagel
Collector number1421
CountryMexico
StateGuerrero
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Guerrero
LocalityMt. Tlanipatla above Aguacatillo, 30 km SW of Balsas
Georeference17.8166666, -99.816666 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1932-09-21
Elevation - 1200 m
HabitatRocky ridges under oakes
ContainerOrchidaceae Mexicanae, Erick M. Ostlund, Cuernavaca
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bf6f0d18-8698-451a-9cb5-681097b1d02e
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00002596
HerbariumAMES
Previous ownershipex Ostlund Herbarium of Mexican Orchids
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams) Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 1940. 9: 125.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams
Determined byKennedy, Aaron H.
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams
Determined byCatling, Paul Miles
Date Determined1992
Annotation TextThe left hand plant on this sheet matches the illustration accompanying the original description. Since two sheets were designated as type this one will be designated as Lectotype
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams
Determined byWilliams, Louis Otto
Date Determined1939
Annotation Text"Type, sheet 2"
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris mexicana Greenman
Determination Remarks [label name]
Accession NumberAMES 52541
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/07fee2d1-136d-458c-80e5-be78adb87665
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00084659
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status TypeMaterial
TypeMaterial of Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2013-09-17
Determination RemarksFlower from syntype at AMES [is a fragment] [filed under] [current name]
Taxon Reference(for Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams) Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 1940. 9: 125.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris brevicaulis L. O. Williams
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextType -Sheet #2
Accession NumberAMES 52541
SubcollectionOrchid Slide Cabinets
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeMicroscope slide
Preparation MethodGlycerine
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RemarksTwo sheets of this collection in AMES, labeled "Type! Sheet 1" and "Type! Sheet 2" by L. O. Williams, neither deisgnated as the holotype

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