Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia alata (Aubl.) DC.

All Determinations:

Miconia alata (Aubl.) DC. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1961

Location:

Suriname. Zanderij, along Zanderij to Mata road, Coropina Creek.

Collector(s):

K. U. Kramer 2721 with W. H. A. Hekking, 27 Jan 1961

Description:

Shrub. Little branched shrub, ca 1.5m tall. Leaves shining and very bullate above, slightly greyish-green beneath. Young branches pale yellowish with dark indumentum, bearing thin, very conspicuous wings which are shed on older branches, these reddish-brown with weakly quadrangular shape and faintly grooved sides. Flowers pentameous, entiresly white (also the stamens); hypanthium and pedicels salmon. Fruit globular, dark salmon.

Habitat:

Savanna scrub on sand by the new road. uncommon.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00606187), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: b2507811-df90-4d74-9f45-bb4f8473e9e6

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates from converted US database. Determination Source: "GAZ" [gazetteer])
Coordinates: (5.53333, -55.1667)

Distribution:

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