Sphyrospermum majus Griseb.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part X. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 1-288.

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Sphyrospermum majus Griseb.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. GUYANA. Pakaraima Mountains: upper Mazaruni River, rare, Kamarang Station, 26 Oct 1951, Maguire & Fanshawe 32327. VENEZUELA. Edo. Bolivar: Cerro Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, along watercourse. North Valley, 1600-1700 m alt, 10-12 Jan 1952, Maguire 33090. Territorio Amazonas: Cerro Duida, forest of Culebra Creek Basin, 1500 m alt, 23 Apr 1949, Maguire & Maguire 29144; Cerro Sipapo, Caño Profundo, 4800 ft alt, 14 Jan 1948, Maguire & Politi 28358; Cerro Sipapo, mixed montane forests above lower escarpment, 2000 m alt, 2 Feb 1949, Maguire & Politi 28745; Serrania Paru, Rio Paru, Caño Asisa, mossy cliff face. West Rim escarpment at 1800 m alt, 12 Feb 1951, Cowan & Wurdack 31416; Cerro Huachamacari, Rio Cunucunuma, East Ridge I, 1800 m alt, 8 Dec 1959, Maguire et a 130060; Cerro Huachamacari, Rio Cunucunuma, woodland at 1000 m alt, 14 Dec 1950, Maguire et al 30231.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. GUYANA. Pakaraima Mountains: upper Mazaruni River, rare, Kamarang Station, 26 Oct 1951, Maguire & Fanshawe 32327. VENEZUELA. Edo. Bolivar: Cerro Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, along watercourse. North Valley, 1600-1700 m alt, 10-12 Jan 1952, Maguire 33090. Territorio Amazonas: Cerro Duida, forest of Culebra Creek Basin, 1500 m alt, 23 Apr 1949, Maguire & Maguire 29144; Cerro Sipapo, Caño Profundo, 4800 ft alt, 14 Jan 1948, Maguire & Politi 28358; Cerro Sipapo, mixed montane forests abo

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