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National Geographic Society Brazilian - Venezuelan Boundary Survey, Ernest G. Holt et al, catalogue of plants

by: Holt, Ernest G; Gehriger, Wilhelm

Publication date: 1929

Topics: National Geographic Society's Expeditions to Northern Brazil and Southern Venezuela, Botany, Brazil, Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar, Soledad, Orinoco, Amazonas

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

This item consists of a list of plants collected by Ernest G. Holt and W. Gehriger for the National Geographic Society Brazilian-Venezuelan Boundary Survey, 1929-1930. The list is typed and includes collector numbers 1 through 413. The first two pages are a summary that include collector number ranges with corresponding locality, altitude, date, and collector. The following pages are in Spanish and include entries for each collector number. Entries include: collector number, scientific name, family, locality, date, and physical description (plant size, flower color, etc.). Some entries include annotations. Localities include: Ciudad Bolivar, Soledad, Isla del Degredo, Puerto Sanariapo, Boca de Vichada, Rio Orinoco, Mariposa, Ter. Fed. Amazonas, Tamatama, Rio Negro, and others

Abstract: This item consists of a list of plants collected by Ernest G. Holt and W. Gehriger for the National Geographic Society Brazilian-Venezuelan Boundary Survey, 1929-1930. The list is typed and includes collector numbers 1 through 413. The first two pages are a summary that include collector number ranges with corresponding locality, altitude, date, and collector. The following pages are in Spanish and include entries for each collector number. Entries include: collector number, scientific name, family, locality, date, and physical description (plant size, flower color, etc.). Some entries include annotations. Localities include: Ciudad Bolivar, Soledad, Isla del Degredo, Puerto Sanariapo, Boca de Vichada, Rio Orinoco, Mariposa, Ter. Fed. Amazonas, Tamatama, Rio Negro, and others.