Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.

All Determinations:

Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq. det. F. A. Michelangeli, 2005

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River. W bank at Surwakwima Falls. W. of Base Camp 6. Alt. 472 m. (1549 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 2077 with R. Williams, C. Perry, C. Paul, M. Lyle, 23 Feb 2004

Description:

Herb. Erect herb growing on river bank. Infl. axillary and terminal. Sepals green with branched, red trichomes; petals white; stamens yellow with purple anthers. Fruit a capsule.

Habitat:

Gallery forest on riverbank with Sphagnum and Cyperaceae in wet, seepy areas.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00942867), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: e58d56bf-a744-4318-8266-def82188d82c

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.08131, -60.6717)

Distribution:

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