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1958 Kuna Indians (San Blas Indians) - Panama

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-04-18T14:48:29.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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Data Source:
Human Studies Film Archives
YouTube Channel:
HSFAFilmClips
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_tqRrdIBYHfQ

Meriania panamensis Gleason

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Gordon D. McPherson  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2100  Search this
Place:
Prov. Chiriquí: Along road from Cerro Punta village towards Boquete, near place called Bajo Grande., Chiriqui, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jun 1986
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Myrtales Melastomataceae Melastomatoideae
Published Name:
Meriania panamensis Gleason
Barcode:
02925014
USNM Number:
3122991
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/368af20cb-459e-4408-a6dd-4befc3e24aac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14215994

Selysia prunifera (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Alwyn H. Gentry  Search this
S. Mori  Search this
Max. Elevation:
900  Search this
Min. Elevation:
800  Search this
Place:
Cerro Jefe; Altos de Pacora, trail to Sebastian's house, 18.2 km E of Cerro Azul village (Goofy Lake)., Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1975
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae
Published Name:
Selysia prunifera (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.
Barcode:
02719711
USNM Number:
2788186
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ce1e6b1-bab5-4f8e-9a74-feac116cb811
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13838183

A tale of three villages / Historia de tres pueblos

Creator:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-11-30T16:50:27.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
Tropics;Biology  Search this
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TheSmithsonianPanama
Data Source:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
YouTube Channel:
TheSmithsonianPanama
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_-mtcVklxeNI

Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album

Creator:
Kingsford, Katherine  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photograph albums
Place:
Panama Canal (Panama)
Panama
Date:
circa 1904-1914
Summary:
An album of photographs of Panama and the Panama Canal, circa 1904-1914.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of a disbound album of photographs relating to the Panama Canal, including a few construction scenes, vessels traveling through the Canal, urban and rural street scenes, housing, hospital scenes, historic buildings, and people. The three inch by three inch photographic prints are mounted on black album paper and most are badly faded and unidentified. Most of the photographs are informal and have the feel of snapshots taken by an amateur photographer. There are a few larger format photographs. Also included is the Official Handbook of the Panama Council, 1913.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in one series.

Series 1, Photograph Album, circa 1904-1914
Biographical / Historical:
On November 18, 1903, the United States and Panama negotiated the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which granted the United States. permission to construct a canal that would join the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Construction for the Panama Canal began on May 4, 1904. The large workforce -- at its highest population in 1913 it numbered 44,733 men, not including those sick, on leave, or otherwise absent -- had a great impact on Panama. As there were not enough amenities to accommodate them when they arrived, the workers built entire communities, paved streets, improved communication systems, and installed water and sewage systems. Likewise, the railroad was improved for more efficient transportation of supplies, labor, food, and equipment. Much to the credit of Chief Sanitary Officer Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, yellow fever was completely eradicated on the isthmus and malaria cases greatly reduced. Native villages and towns along the planned construction route were required to relocate.

The first self-propelled, ocean-bound vessel traveled on the canal on January 7, 1914, and the canal was formally opened in August of that year. The Panama Canal construction project was the most expensive construction project in United States history to that date, costing $375,000,000.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center

William Currie Photograph Album (AC1043)

John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook (AC0708)

Roland A. McCrady Photograph Collection (AC0710)

Robert Dearborn Panama Canal Photonegatives (AC1111)

W.A. Fishbaugh Panama Canal Photograph Album (AC1021)

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection (AC0143)

W.P. Stine Panama Canal Papers (AC1039)
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry) by Katherine Kingsford in1982. It was transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Canals -- Panama  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photograph albums -- 20th century
Citation:
Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1040
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Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88f176320-0c8c-4c71-8639-d6ccbe785753
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1040

Centropogon ferrugineus (L. f.) Gleason

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Frank Almeda  Search this
James L. Luteyn  Search this
J. Utley  Search this
Robert L. Wilbur  Search this
Max. Elevation:
2400  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2100  Search this
Place:
Trail from Bajo Grande (a village about 2 km. east of Cerro Punta) along the Quebrado Grande to the top of Paso the Respingo on the trail to Boquete, furthest point reached was 6 km. east of Cerro Punta., Chiriqui, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
23 Dec 1971
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Campanulaceae Lobelioideae
Published Name:
Centropogon ferrugineus (L. f.) Gleason
Barcode:
02711304
USNM Number:
2729231
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/356b30605-89a1-475a-9e34-a61d800c89ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13824428

W. A. Fishbaugh Panama Canal Photograph Album

Creator:
Hunt, Mary Alice Minear  Search this
Hunt, George Laird  Search this
Fishbaugh, William Arthur  Search this
Minear, A. Bruce  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Photograph albums
Place:
Panama Canal (Panama)
Panama -- 1900-1910
Date:
1905-1908.
Summary:
Photograph album of commercially-produced photographs of Panama Canal construction.
Scope and Contents note:
This collection consists of a photograph album of one hyndred commercially produced views of Panama Canal construction. Also included are some views of life in the Canal Zone, including hospitals, villages, street scenes, jungles, cemeteries, animal life, and bullfights. The album was assembled by A. Bruce Minear, who was sent to Panama by President Theodore Roosevelt to develop the YMCA for the men working on the canal. Most photographs are captioned.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in one series.

Series 1, Photograph Album, 1905-1907
Historical:
On November 18, 1903, the United States and Panama negotiated the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which granted the United States permission to construct a canal that would join the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Construction for the Panama Canal began on May 4, 1904. The large workforce (at its highest population in 1913 it numbered 44,733 men, not including those sick, on leave, or otherwise absent) had a great impact on Panama. As there were not enough amenities to accommodate them when they arrived, they built entire communities, paved streets, improved communication systems, and installed water and sewage systems. Likewise, the railroad was improved for more efficient transportation of supplies, labor, food, and equipment. Much to the credit of Chief Sanitary Officer Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, yellow fever was completely eradicated on the Isthmus and malaria cases greatly reduced. Native villages and towns along the planned construction route were required to relocate.

The first self-propelled, ocean-bound vessel traveled on the canal on January 7, 1914, and the canal was formally opened in August of that year. The Panama Canal construction project was the most expensive construction project in United States history to that date, costing $375,000,000.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center

W. P. Stine Panama Canal Papers (NMAH.AC.1039)

John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook Photograph Albums (NMAH.AC.0708)

Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album (NMAH.AC.1040)

A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums (NMAH.AC.1015)
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of the History of Science and Technology, Engineering and Industry Collections by Mary Alice Minear Hunt and George Laird Hunt, 1987.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Villages -- Panama  Search this
Streets -- Panama  Search this
Hospitals -- Panama  Search this
Jungles -- Panama  Search this
Animals -- Panama  Search this
Bullfights  Search this
Canals -- Panama  Search this
Cemeteries -- Panama  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910
Photograph albums -- 20th century
Citation:
W.A. Fishbaugh Panama Canal Photograph Album, 1905-1908, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1021
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89f31081a-f85f-4f90-a28f-4c4db92b7093
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1021
Online Media:

Ficus aurea Nutt.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Gordon McPherson  Search this
Min. Elevation:
300  Search this
Place:
Near village of Cabuya, along Rio Hato., Cocle, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
8 May 1987
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Rosales Moraceae
Published Name:
Ficus aurea Nutt.
Barcode:
03546680
USNM Number:
3637999
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d201a90-e112-4fbe-8743-34cb28bff0a7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15243566

Leucocarpus alatus D. Don

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Robert L. Wilbur  Search this
Frank Almeda  Search this
James L. Luteyn  Search this
J. Utley  Search this
Max. Elevation:
2400  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2100  Search this
Place:
Trail from Bajo Grande (a village about 2 km east of Cerro Punta) along the Quebrado Grande to the top of Paso de Respingo on the trail to Boquete. Furthest point reached was about 6 km east of Cerro Punta., Chiriqui, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
23 Dec 1971
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Phrymaceae
Published Name:
Leucocarpus alatus D. Don
Barcode:
03864837
USNM Number:
2684258
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30fca7a02-ce16-40a5-9be7-047805771046
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15681361

Columnea florida C.V. Morton

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Alwyn H. Gentry  Search this
Scott A. Mori  Search this
Max. Elevation:
1000  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Cloud forest (premontane rain forest)  Search this
Min. Elevation:
800  Search this
Place:
Cerro Jefe, along road past Escuela; Altos de Pacora; 16-20 km E of Cerro Azul village, Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1975
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Columnea florida C.V. Morton
Barcode:
00228982
USNM Number:
2825113
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e68d282e-3596-4042-b37a-8ec6dc8acbd9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10396077

Columnea dissimilis C.V. Morton

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Alwyn H. Gentry  Search this
Scott A. Mori  Search this
Max. Elevation:
900  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Premontane rain forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
800  Search this
Place:
Cerro Jefe, Altos de Pacora, trail to Sebastian's House, 18.2 km E of Cerro Azul village (Goofy Lake), Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1975
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Columnea dissimilis C.V. Morton
Barcode:
00228944
USNM Number:
2825121
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e87bec71-cc95-4c3a-8532-724a2be5523e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10396085

Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
J. P. Folsom  Search this
Place:
Weeds of Choco village, Piji Vasal, in and around village, Darién, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
24 Jul 1977
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore
Barcode:
00225722
USNM Number:
2829795
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bf4ad082-4abb-4855-af5b-d9adbdb1c802
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10396262

Besleria hirsuta (Oerst.) Hanst.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Alwyn H. Gentry  Search this
Enrique Forero Gonzalez  Search this
Michael O. Dillon  Search this
E. Renteria  Search this
Laurence E. Skog  Search this
M. Sousa  Search this
David B. Lellinger  Search this
Max. Elevation:
580  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Tropical wet forest, second growth and forest edge near village  Search this
Min. Elevation:
540  Search this
Place:
Cana, near Río Setigandi, Darién, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
18 Apr 1980
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Besleria hirsuta (Oerst.) Hanst.
Barcode:
00580573
USNM Number:
2934155
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e39641ce-4d19-4dc8-8fa5-94d2bcdc3ef3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10396707

Besleria arborescens C.V. Morton

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Alwyn H. Gentry  Search this
Scott A. Mori  Search this
Max. Elevation:
900  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Premontane rain forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
800  Search this
Place:
Cerro Jefe, Altos de Pacora, trail to Sebastian's House, 18.2 km E of Cerro Azul village (Goofy Lake), Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1975
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Besleria arborescens C.V. Morton
Besleria stricta L.E. Skog
Barcode:
00078810
USNM Number:
2898898
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3986c75c0-10e2-4f5e-b7d2-45d480113944
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398218

Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
J. P. Folsom  Search this
J. D. Mauseth  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Forested lower slopes of hills  Search this
Place:
Around Rio Torti, forested lower slopes of hills around Rio Torti, just south of PanAmerican highway near village of Upper Torti, Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
25 May 1980
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore
Barcode:
00225731
USNM Number:
2905502
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc12927c-4218-414a-b70f-39e893cc870e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398903

Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
J. P. Folsom  Search this
J. D. Mauseth  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Forested lower slopes of hills  Search this
Place:
Around Rio Torti, forested lower slopes of hills around Rio Torti, just south of PanAmerican highway near village of Upper Torti, Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
25 May 1980
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore
Barcode:
00225732
USNM Number:
2905503
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32072a1a0-f5e1-4c86-9f46-6adf56cf1ca5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398905

Drymonia warszewicziana Hanst.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Sandra D. Knapp  Search this
R. Foster  Search this
James Mallet  Search this
Michael J. Huft  Search this
Max. Elevation:
800  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Tropical wet forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
650  Search this
Place:
High point of ridges S of Ipetí, 5-6 hours walk from Chocó Village, Serrania de Maje, Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
31 Mar 1982
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Drymonia warszewicziana Hanst.
Drymonia parviflora Hanst.
Barcode:
00992678
USNM Number:
2937574
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322f7c340-a910-47ce-88b1-389d953b36b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10399529

Besleria robusta Donn. Sm.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Sandra D. Knapp  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Premontane wet forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
350  Search this
Place:
Ridge NW of village of Rio Blanco de Norte, between Cano Sucio and Rio Blanco de Norte, Senordideymo Olivera's Finca, Coclé, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
20 Feb 1982
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Besleria robusta Donn. Sm.
Barcode:
00078686
USNM Number:
2937588
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ff2171f-93c7-4feb-87a5-141527c61a38
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10399543

Besleria rara L.E. Skog

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Michael J. Huft  Search this
Sandra D. Knapp  Search this
R. Foster  Search this
James Mallet  Search this
Max. Elevation:
800  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Tropical wet forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
650  Search this
Place:
In high ridges of the Serranía de Majé, S of the village of Ipetí, ca. 5 hrs. walk from the village, Panamá, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
31 Mar 1982
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Besleria rara L.E. Skog
Barcode:
00992877
USNM Number:
2937627
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ae2bd086-f3ea-4a1f-a60d-4e4b41b6b741
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10399583

Drymonia alloplectoides Hanst.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
D. Spellman  Search this
J. Dwyer  Search this
J. Vaughan  Search this
Richard P. Wunderlin  Search this
Max. Elevation:
792  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Cloud forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
732  Search this
Place:
Along road from village of El Valle to La Mesa, Coclé, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
10 Aug 1971
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Drymonia alloplectoides Hanst.
Barcode:
00082192
USNM Number:
2947653
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/326f18f8d-34da-420e-a5d9-477e207e26a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10399641

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