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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Malaxis
Classification 1Orchidaceae: Microstylis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00101734
Type StatusDrawingOfType
CollectorO. Ames
CountryPhilippines
GeographyAsia: Southeast Asia (Region): Philippines
Date Collected1922-08-26
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7e843191-5932-4915-95d4-79b3ec74a531
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00101734
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Malaxis dentata (Ames) Ames
Determined byAmes
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status DrawingOfType
DrawingOfType of Microstylis philippinensis Kraenzlin
Verified byG. A. Romero & I. Ferreras
Date Determined2006-11-28
Determination Remarks"From type plant fide Schltr.; collected in Berlin Botanical Garden by O. Ames, August 26th, 1922"
Taxon Reference(for Microstylis philippinensis Kraenzlin) Orchis 1907. 2: 16.
Accession NumberAMES 22808
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeOther
Preparation MethodDrawing
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Orig tiff [50MB]
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RemarksWatercolor drawing by Blanche Ames from cultivated plant pointed to Ames by Schlechter as type plant. Also, a specimen from the type plant mounted on the same sheet

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Stelis
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 2 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00104765; 00084204
CollectorO. Ames
Collector numbers.n.
CountryBrazil
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil
Date Collected1922-08-26
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/668f0eff-53a7-4a7a-bc6d-118860478d21
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00104765
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Stelis fragrans Schlechter
Determined bySchlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Stelis loefgrenii Cogniaux
Determined byGaray, Leslie Andrew
Date Determined1957
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Stelis fragrans Schlechter
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2006-03-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Stelis fragrans Schlechter) Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1918. 7: 269.
Accession NumberAMES 22809
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c0399399-9c45-43fe-aaf5-83b99fc17bf0
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00084204
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Stelis fragrans Schlechter
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Stelis fragrans Schlechter
Determined byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2013-01-30
Determination RemarksFlower is from specimen at AMES [is a fragment] [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22809
SubcollectionOrchid Slide Cabinets
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeMicroscope slide
Preparation MethodGlycerine
Thumbnail image of sheet
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [52MB]
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RemarksColor drawing by Blanche Ames on sheet; Cultivated in Berlin Botanic Garden

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Dendrochilum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00098755
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany
LocalityCultivated, Berlin Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922-08-26
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b7a12ec1-66b9-4d00-9d90-fe34b6952e42
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00098755
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Dendrochilum beyrodtianum Schlechter
Determination RemarksArev: Not a type, nom. ined. [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Dendrochilum aurantiacum Blume
Determined byO. Ames.
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22810
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
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Orig tiff [50MB]
Half Size [182KB]
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RemarksMounted with color drawing by Blanche Ames. = Dendrochilum aurantiacum Blume, det. O. Ames.

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Pleurothallis
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 2 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00243096; 00085635
Type StatusNotType
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany
Date Collected1922-08-27
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/0610fe17-cc89-477e-b5ec-9df2d6fa32a4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00243096
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pleurothallis microblephara Schlechter
Determined bySchlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Pleurothallis microblephara Schlechter
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2006-09-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Taxon Reference(for Pleurothallis microblephara Schlechter) Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1918. 7: 273.
Accession NumberAMES 22816
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/881a98f5-2610-4091-9279-dbafa0c52252
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00085635
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Pleurothallis microblephara Schlechter
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2018-05-07
Determination RemarksFlower from non type specimen at AMES filed with the types [is a fragment] [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Taxon Reference(for Pleurothallis microblephara Schlechter) Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1918. 7: 273.
Accession NumberAMES 22816
SubcollectionAMES Spirit Collection
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeJar
Preparation MethodSpiritMedium
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RemarksCollected in Berlin Botanic Garden by Oakes Ames Aug 27, 1922; Flower in spirit collection jar No.1534 (barcode No.00085635); Luer's drawing No. 19076 with the specimen

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Sigmatostalix
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01089260
Type StatusNotType
CollectorO. Ames
Collector numbers.n.
CountryGermany
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany
Date Collected1922-08-26
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8d79ea8c-99e4-45a1-990a-65a01112d132
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01089260
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Sigmatostalix radicans H. G. Reichenbach
Determined bySchlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf
Determination Remarks[0] [is label name]
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Sigmatostalix radicans H. G. Reichenbach
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2018-11-14
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Taxon Reference(for Sigmatostalix radicans H. G. Reichenbach) Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1864. 6: 859.
Accession NumberAMES 22807
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksCollected in Berlin Bot. Gard. by Oakes Ames, August 26th, 1922. A drawing by Blanche Ames from August 27, 1922 on the same sheet

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Pleurothallis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02083021
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State): Berlin (District): Berlin (City)
LocalityBerlin Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922-08-27
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/55fb8e15-f45f-4c19-a819-da9c1e732c40
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02083021
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pleurothallis caespitosa Barbosa Rodrigues
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22812
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Dendrobium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01985245
CollectorO. Ames
Collector numbers.n.
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State): Berlin (District): Berlin (City)
Date Collected1922-08-26
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f6195dd0-55a7-4506-9ae7-d819ba0205f0
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01985245
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Dendrobium aureilobum J. J. Smith
Determined byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2021-01-20
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 31452
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarksex Botanic Garden, Berlin, Germany

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Crepidium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02175623
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State): Berlin (District): Berlin (City)
LocalityBerlin Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922-08-26
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2c2f0346-147e-41a0-bfd7-3a5d39a1d9e3
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02175623
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Crepidium commelinifolium (Zoll. & A. Mortizi) Szlachetko
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Encyclia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02123228
Other Barcodes on Sheet02123229
CollectorO. Ames
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Cambridge
LocalityHarvard Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922-06-19
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/66e6c188-7bb1-40e3-9259-62f2b8cc1938
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02123228
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Encyclia trachychila (Lindley) Schlechter
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 25699
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksFrom plant probably collected in Venezuela by J. N. Rose.

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Dryadella
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02096296
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State)
LocalityBerlin Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/025fc2d8-376d-464e-8c15-86689a910ccb
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02096296
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Dryadella paranaensis (Schlechter) Luer
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 31438
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationBrassicaceae: Cardamine
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01783313
CollectorO. Ames
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County
LocalityWaverley
Date Collected1922-05-**
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/149203d6-87b9-4c60-8c59-2fac96691e76
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01783313
HerbariumGH
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Cardamine hirsuta Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Pleurothallis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02083613
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State): Berlin (District): Berlin (City)
LocalityBerlin Bot. Gard. [Botanic Garden]
Date Collected1922-08-26
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/23b1560e-4260-4667-8af7-cd94e8e7f4a0
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02083613
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Pleurothallis loranthophylla H. G. Reichenbach
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22811
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Bulbophyllum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02386942
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State): Berlin (District): Berlin (City)
LocalityBerlin Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922-08-27
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5165f967-c505-46fe-9e7d-69ec1e468220
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02386942
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Bulbophyllum membranaceum Teijsmann & Binnendijk
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22802
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Bulbophyllum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02384492
CollectorO. Ames
CountryGermany
StateBerlin (State)
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Germany: Berlin (State): Berlin (District)
Localityin Berlin Botanic Garden
Date Collected1922-08-26
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3812f24a-cce2-4a33-874c-f4a87e7a766e
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02384492
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Bulbophyllum fuscum Lindley
Determined bySchlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 22815
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[filed in Africa]

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