Filed As:

Ericaceae
Tepuia venusta Camp

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Piar Mun. Macizo del Chimantá, sector SSE. Altiplanicie sur-oriental del Acopán-tepui, cabeceras del río Arauác. Alt. 1920m. (6299 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 9497 with J.A. Steyermark & O. Huber, 14 Feb 1984 - 16 Feb 1984

Description:

Shrublet to 2 dm on rocks. Leaf pubescence cinerous to tan. Pedicels, calyx & bracts dark rose-red. Corolla pink, angled. Fruiting calyx fleshy; capsule fleshy, bright red, pulpy within, becoming dry and brown at maturity. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Growing in wet, exposed savannah. Abundant.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02282324
GUID: baf99940-3c7d-4a95-97f1-9154b6aebbf9

Map:

Coordinates: (5.18, -62)

Distribution:

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