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Queen Ana Njinga

Creator:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-11-27T17:40:09.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, African  Search this
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SmithsonianAfricanAr
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAfricanAr
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_eXlfcikf1sY

Leila Lopes

Creator:
National Museum of African Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-11-04T20:39:00.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, African  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
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Bulbophyllum saltatorium var. albociliatum

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Pendulous inflorescence is 1-33" long with few to many flowers. Flowers are .75" across and very fuzzy. However, this semi-alba variety is stated to be larger in all aspects.
Range:
W Tropical Africa to SW Kenya and Angola
Habitat:
Lowland forests; 750m
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
The Dancing Bulbophyllum variety
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Bulbophyllum
Species:
saltatorium
Accession Number:
2015-0810A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
On Display:
National Portrait Gallery, Kogod Courtyard
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7811aeb04-0519-45a1-b45b-7a8a9b65f7c7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-0810A
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Leucastea fenestrata

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
[Not Stated]  Search this
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Type Citation:
Weise. 1919. Arch. Natg. Berlin. 83 (1917): 180.
Type Status:
Type
Place:
Bailundo, [Not Stated], Huambo, Angola
Collection Date:
[Not Stated]
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae
Published Name:
Leucastea fenestrata Weise, 1919
Barcode:
USNMENT00871376
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 40728
BLNO : BLNO 002584
USNM Number:
USNMENT00871376
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Entomology Types
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3252eae46-e5c5-43b0-b1b1-99d22a11b9fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9140379
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Halictus geigeriae

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
[Not Stated]  Search this
Preparation:
Pinned
Remarks:
Holotype
Sex:
Female
Type Citation:
1908. The Entomologist. 41: 35.
Type Status:
Type
Place:
[Not Stated], Angola
Collection Date:
[Not Stated]
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictinae
Published Name:
Halictus geigeriae Cockerell, 1908
Barcode:
00535092
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 74305
USNM Type Number : 28193
USNM Number:
USNMENT00535092
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Entomology Types
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c1c31f60-26c0-47c5-9de8-803458ad1607
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9173753
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Compseuta lamellata

Collector:
A. L. Capener  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Type Citation:
1958. Publicaciones Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 38: 105.
Type Status:
Holotype
Place:
Transvaal, [Not Stated], South Africa
Collection Date:
[Not Stated]
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Tingidae
Published Name:
Compseuta lamellata Drake, 1958
Barcode:
USNMENT00866100
USNM Number:
USNMENT00866100
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Entomology Types
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eed5dde9-547b-42ff-90dd-4819c35263a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_12538692
Online Media:

The Journey to Installation: A Story of Two Signature Artifacts

Creator:
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-05-08T15:37:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
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WatchNMAAHC
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
YouTube Channel:
WatchNMAAHC
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ZDDUotEYCEA

Global Africa: Alfredo Jaar

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-09-24T21:31:32.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
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SmithsonianVideos
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianVideos
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_G89kO0DQpt0

Palaemon squilla

Expedition:
Congo Expedition  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
South Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Preparation:
Alcohol (Ethanol)
Sex:
female
Stage:
ovigerous
Place:
St. Paul De Loanda, Angola, South Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
22 Sep 1915
Published Name:
Palaemon squilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Numbers:
unknown number : 368
USNM Number:
57876
See more items in:
Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f676fc8-ffde-4658-990c-03fe4fc15574
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14925930

Tanaella eltaninae

Collector:
Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center  Search this
Expedition:
USAP  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
South Pacific Ocean  Search this
Vessel:
Eltanin R/V  Search this
Depth (m):
4740 - 4742
Prep Count:
8
Preparation:
Slide
Sex:
female
Type Citation:
Guerrero-Kommritz, J. & Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M. 2004. New species of Tanaella Norman and Stebbing, 1886 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Tanaellidae) from the deep-sea off the Antarctic and the Angola Basin, with a key to the genus. Zootaxa. 459: 1.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
South Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
23 Dec 1965
Published Name:
Tanaella eltaninae Guerrero-Kommritz & Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, 2004
USNM Number:
1020440
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
USAP project
Sub Antarctic collection
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/318fb26bf-f423-48c5-b638-b88179b0d254
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_807083
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Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
-- Gossweiler  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1100  Search this
Place:
Angolensium. Regio, Lunda. Muriege civil Post. Proximum Flumen, Muriege Cassai., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
Apr 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston
Barcode:
04357832
USNM Number:
1867078
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31cad75e5-6f23-4d12-86f1-92cfe8534f97
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16208137

Paullinia pinnata L.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
J. Gossweiler  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Gallery woods, skirting the Pluviifruticeta.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
700  Search this
Place:
Dundo, Luachimo River., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
14 Oct 1946
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Paullinia pinnata L.
Barcode:
00734854
USNM Number:
2074178
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37fb6d73f-7b96-426a-b15b-2621239b1c91
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10220313

Paullinia pinnata L.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
R. G. Young  Search this
Place:
Dundo, Luachimo River., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
19 Aug 1932
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Paullinia pinnata L.
Barcode:
00734855
USNM Number:
2185364
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37c9824f4-8772-4d20-9edf-5c918f2eb5fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10220315

Allophylus sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
J. Gossweiler  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Gallerias florestais de Pluviifruticeta.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
750  Search this
Place:
NE da Lunda (Angola). Proximum flumen: Luachima. Loco: Dundo., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
23 Nov 1946
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Allophylus sp.
Barcode:
00797662
USNM Number:
2074289
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3772ecdf1-6e29-4b90-b43c-50204d5cae8e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10228582

Allophylus sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
J. Gossweiler  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Orla das galerias, florestais de Pluviifruticeta.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
700  Search this
Place:
Sector fitocorologico de Nordeste de Lunda. Circunscrição de Chitato. Proximum flumen: Luachima. Loco: Dundo., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
8 Nov 1946
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Allophylus sp.
Barcode:
00797663
USNM Number:
2074329
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3064f0d33-2b95-48d0-9b8d-89bf63d9f13a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10228584

Allophylus sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
J. Gossweiler  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1000  Search this
Place:
Regio Planalto de Malange. Loco: Kibo - Kela. Proximum Flumen: Lui., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
3 Feb 1931
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Allophylus sp.
Barcode:
00797664
USNM Number:
1550242
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d7468e36-3494-474f-a19b-d663bc0a5e33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10228586

Allophylus sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
J. Gossweiler  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1000  Search this
Place:
Regio Planalto de Malange. Loco: Kela - Kibo. Proximum Flumen: Luando - Lui., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
16 Jan 1931
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Allophylus sp.
Barcode:
00797665
USNM Number:
1550274
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2f25a90-e9b1-4582-82c1-c03c0d1ec395
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10228588

Allophylus sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
J. Gossweiler  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1000  Search this
Place:
Regio Baixa da Cassange. Loco: Dunda. Proximum Flumen: Lui., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
23 Jan 1931
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Allophylus sp.
Barcode:
00797666
USNM Number:
1550276
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e13873fb-95b1-47e9-b2b0-3476e3d77ddc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10228590

Eriocoelum rivulare Exell

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Collector unknown  Search this
Place:
Distrito do Congo Portuguez [Cabinda? ], Sumba, Peco. Proximum Flumen: Zaire (Congo)., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
Aug 1926
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Eriocoelum rivulare Exell
Barcode:
01218614
USNM Number:
1373618
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd0c8e98-b963-49a6-a0c7-db107e46d882
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11198439

Eriocoelum sp.

Biogeographical Region:
26 - South Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Collector unknown  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Hydrophte forest partially shaded by Dundo neighbouring trees.  Search this
Place:
Sector litocorológico de Nordeste de Lunda. Circunscrição de Chitato., Angola, Africa
Collection Date:
4 Jun 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Sapindaceae Sapindoideae
Published Name:
Eriocoelum sp.
Barcode:
01218615
USNM Number:
2074407
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f2e4aef-700e-419e-8d1b-e1fc55addcb1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11198516

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