Filed As:

Ericaceae
Bejaria sprucei Meisn.

All Determinations:

Bejaria sprucei Meisn. det. S. E. Clemants

Location:

Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River basin; Kako River; shoulder of Karowtipu. Alt. 950 m. (3117 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. S. Tillett 45570 with Carolyn L. Tillett, 30 Sep 1960 - 02 Oct 1960

Description:

shrub to 2m; lvs dark green above, very light matte green beneath, brittle, stiff; calyx dark red, corolla red, filaments white flushed with pink, stamens, style and stigma whitish; young fruit intenred in center, becoming red.

Habitat:

mixed-evergreen forest. locally abundant.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2492637
GUID: cda7402f-42ed-4dc5-b19c-71f6d004df91

Distribution:

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