Tuesday 21 April 2009

Hwy 18 to Canta, traveling up the Rio Chillion

3km past Yaso car stop

S11 34.718, W 76 44.102 Alt 5,375 = 1,600m Temp 80 F

 

HABPIMP1

S11 34.306, W76 43.640 Alt 5356ft= 1600m

COLLECTED STYLES FOR RNA HAB1

            SAMPLED ~15 PLANTS BUT NUMBER IS HARD TO JUDGE BECAUSE OF SPRAWLING GROWTH

COLLECTION 8030…PIMP

Soil is very rich and moist…lots of organic

BEE1 movie  at a site just below the road….there is a small irrigation ditch just north of the road.  Habrochaites and pimpi grow on the slope, around the orchard (banana and ??quince??) and in the weeds next to the field.  The movie was made on habrochaities growing next to the orchard (S11 34.332, W 76 43.631), which is ~20m from the road and ~10m from the irrigation ditch. 

 

PIMP1 site is about 6m NW of the bee1 site (S 11 34.330, W76 43.631) ripe fruit collected here

 

PIMP2 a few meters toward the field (north) (S11 34.328, W76 43.633)

 

Also found N. glauca or N glutinosa at this site

 

Arrived at Canta 1:23pm Alt 9,474ft=2,870m

S11 28.025, W76 37.473

Ate lunch bought yarn and hats for Mel and Tom

 

HAB2

COLLECTION 8032

S11 30.133, W76 39.386

Alt 8029m = 2,400m

Good rich soil, moist

Collection from about 3m from the road on the NE side

HAB3

S11 30.467, W76 40.297 Alt 7085ft = 2150m

Soil is rocky but still plenty of organic matter

Hillside over looking farm (north of the road)

COLLECTED STYLES FOR RNA  ~6 PLANTS