Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.

All Determinations:

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

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Imbaimadai, Karowrieng River. Base Camp 1. Alt. 218 m. (715 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 2450 with M. Lyle (2122), C. Paul, 27 Jan 2004

Description:

Herb. Herb to 80 cm. Leaves light green. Flowers white, stamen bright yellow. Fruit green, then red-tinged, turning dry brown.

Habitat:

Disturbed gallery forest along Karowrieng River. White sand and sandstone rock.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00942860), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: f9032095-99cf-4cb6-b41e-6511f2c1c206

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.67861, -60.2737)

Distribution:

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