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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Eleocharis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00055396
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2491
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago
LocalityO'Meara Savanna, moist hole
Date Collected1921-03-22
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2e71d789-93d8-4e83-b3ff-78460b80696c
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00055396
HerbariumGH
FamilyCyperaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Eleocharis savannarum Britton
Verified byP. Groff
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Eleocharis savannarum Britton) Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 1922. 48: 327.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksAnnotated by J. J. Bruhl (21 Sep 1990): "Cited by Svenson in Rhodora 1937 p. 219 as Eleocharis minima var. bicolor (Chapman) n. c. and as 'type of E. savannarum' Britton." Svenson gives location of Britton's type as NY; this is an isotype (P. Groff).

ClassificationAsteraceae: Mikania
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00139700
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2890
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityNear Caroni River, South of Arima
Date Collected1921-04-11
HabitatThicket
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2d21596b-50d0-4274-8067-cb0ef2552a41
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00139700
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Mikania trinitaria de Candolle
Determined byB. L. Robinson
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Mikania trinitaria de Candolle
Determined byW. C. Holmes (BAYLU)
Date Determined2007-02-**
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Stelis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00262329
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2226
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchepoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
HabitatOn forest tree
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/17fe1c6f-489f-4cad-9024-d5a1a35f8a96
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00262329
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Stelis ophioglossoides (Jacquin) Swartz
Determined byAmes
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Stelis ophioglossoides (Jacquin) Swartz
Determined byR. E. Schultes
Date Determined1955
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 21464
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Pleurothallis
Classification 1Orchidaceae: Platystele
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00262581
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2221
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchepoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
HabitatOn forest tree
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bef82b98-e174-4cb0-9692-218fceb320b4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00262581
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pleurothallis rhomboglossa H. G. Reichenbach
Determined byAmes
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pleurothallis ovalifolia (Focke) H. G. Reichenbach
Determined byR. E. Shultes
Date Determined1955
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Platystele ovalifolia (H. Focke) Garay & Dunsterville
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 21172
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Pleurothallis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00262844
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2230
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchepoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/41608093-3271-4c1e-aee8-d2ce39b5e596
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00262844
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pleurothallis pruinosa Lindley
Determined byRichard Evans Schultes
Date Determined1955
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 2173
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Epidendrum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00253458
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2220
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchpoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
Substrateforest tree
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7f5f4873-c69b-4e8c-b8be-ee21eda18f15
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00253458
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Epidendrum schlechterianum Ames
Determined byRichard Evans Schultes
Date Determined1954
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22028
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Epidendrum
Classification 1Orchidaceae: Prosthechea
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00256621
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2222
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchepoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
HabitatOn forest tree
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d198b525-363b-4269-8d1b-21adac768c26
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00256621
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Epidendrum fragans Swartz
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Prosthechea aemula (Lindley) W. E. Higgins
Determined byJ. D. Ackerman
Date Determined2002
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 21462
Sexnot determined
PhenologySterile
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Scaphyglottis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00264023
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2099
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityVicinity of Valencia
Date Collected1921-03-04
HabitatOn forest tree
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f06b1275-3938-4f78-b766-75021be23cae
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00264023
HerbariumGH
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Scaphyglottis prolifera (R. Brown) Cogniaux
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Scaphyglottis cuneata Schlechter
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberGH 4416
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item RemarksOrchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames No.74162

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Maxillaria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00264972
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2225
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchepoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/446c9908-e77d-48fa-8006-4c2a54305f64
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00264972
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Maxillaria rufescens Lindley
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Maxillaria rufescens Lindley
Determined byR. E. Schultes
Date Determined1955
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 21463
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationRubiaceae: Sabicea
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00312805
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2489
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityO'Meara Savanna
Date Collected1921-03-22
HabitatThicket
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8e0eda83-3387-457d-9136-546ccb621a86
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00312805
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex (NY)
FamilyRubiaceae
Determination Sabicea trinitensis Standley
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyRubiaceae
Determination Sabicea trinitensis Standley
Determined byS. A. Khan (UBT)
Date Determined2007-03-16
Annotation TextIsotype
FamilyRubiaceae
Determination Sabicea aspera var. glabrescens (Bentham) K. Schumann
Determined byS. A. Khan (UBT)
Date Determined2007-03-16
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyRubiaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Sabicea trinitensis Standley
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Sabicea trinitensis Standley) Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 1921 [1922]. 48: 339. .
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Vanilla
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00600264
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector numbers.n.
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityAripo Savanna
Date Collected1921-04-14
Habitaton forest tree
ContainerNew York Botanical Garden; Plants of Trinidad. British West Indies
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c9461466-6265-47d6-a13b-f9e833e6f169
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00600264
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipAMES No.70993
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Vanilla mexicana Miller
Determined bySoto Arenas, Miguel Angel
Date Determined2000-07-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberGH 1416
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationAraceae: Anthurium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01635281
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2101
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityVicinity of Valencia
Date Collected1921-03-04
Habitaton forest trees
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c6f26a66-c3a0-47e0-bc79-5230403db872
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01635281
HerbariumGH
FamilyAraceae
Determination Anthurium hookeri Kunth
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationAraceae: Philodendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01629015
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2090
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityVicinity of Valencia
Date Collected1921-03-04
Habitatforest floor
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9f830966-a980-4a1b-bb95-937b0179c09f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01629015
HerbariumGH
FamilyAraceae
Determination Philodendron fendleri K. Krause
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationAraceae: Philodendron
Classification 1Aristolochiaceae: Aristolochia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01629016
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2090
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityVicinity of Valencia
Date Collected1921-03-04
Habitatforest floor
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ea430814-b354-4067-9054-64e9de34a635
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01629016
HerbariumGH
FamilyAraceae
Determination Philodendron fendleri K. Krause
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
FamilyAristolochiaceae
Determination Aristolochia sp.
Determined byBunting, George Sydney
Date Determined1966
Determination Remarks[0] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationPiperaceae: Piper
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01965927
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2218
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityMatchepoorie
Date Collected1921-03-11
HabitatForest
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6644426b-dc86-425d-a9c8-28ee60eb04aa
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01965927
HerbariumGH
FamilyPiperaceae
Determination Piper guayranum C. de Candolle
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01976391
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2935
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago
Locality[no additional data]
Date Collected1921-04-14 [April 14, 1921]
HabitatAripo savanna. Ditch.
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a6e6f8c9-cfcb-47f8-b7a3-d30f67733a26
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01976391
HerbariumGH
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia myriocista Saint-Hilaire & Girard
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01976354
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2930
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago
Locality[no additional data]
Date Collected1921-04-14 [April 14, 1921]
HabitatGrassy plain, Aripo savanna.
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bcc5d3b9-52d9-4098-b914-e178390a3fc0
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01976354
HerbariumA
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia hispida Lamarck
Determined byTaylor, Peter Geoffrey
Date Determined1972-05-13
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01976351
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2493
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago
LocalityO'meara Savanna.
Date Collected1921-03-22 [March 22, 1921]
HabitatPlain.
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b79f447e-7988-4aac-b97f-6859ee291710
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01976351
HerbariumA
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia hispida Lamarck
Determined byTaylor, Peter Geoffrey
Date Determined1972-05-13
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
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ClassificationApocynaceae: Forsteronia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02115664
CollectorN. L. Britton & E. G. Britton
Collector number2900
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
StateTrinidad
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
LocalityNear Caroni River, South of Arima
Date Collected1921-04-11
HabitatWet forest border
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/0f6db809-c71c-45cc-8615-a6d95974f32f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02115664
HerbariumGH
FamilyApocynaceae
Determination Forsteronia acouci (Aublet) de Candolle
Determined byHansen, Bruce Frederick
Date Determined1984-06-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
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