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History of botanical exploration in Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela

Title: History of botanical exploration in Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela / Otto Huber and John J. Wurdack.
Author: Huber, Otto, 1944-
Publication: City of Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984.

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Wurdack, J. J.

Description

iii, 83 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : maps; 26 cm

Summary

Detailed information is provided on botanical activities in the Territorio Federal Amazonas, southern Venezuela, during the period 1800 to 31 December 1982. Emphasis is on botanical collections, their collectors, localities, itineraries, time period, number, and final deposit in the world's herbaria. The data are arranged both chronologically and alphabetically by collectors, including cross references between main and secondary collectors. Altogether 188 collectors are listed, 124 of them being main collectors. The total collected plant numbers in T.F. Amazonas is now about 50,000 (not including duplicates), representing an estimated 3000 to 5000 species. A short geographical outline at the beginning of the paper, accompanied by a map, provides general information on main localities, rivers, mountains, and other features often mentioned in the text and on the labels of herbarium specimens.

Series Statement

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; no. 56

Uniform Title

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; no. 56.

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History.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. 77-83.

LCCN

83600361

OCLC

ocm10272663
10272663
SCSB-1151971

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Princeton University Library