Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Meriania crassiramis (Naudin) Wurdack

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Ptari-tepuí to Sororopán-tepuí, vic. of Misia Kathy Camp. Alt. 1615 m. (5298 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 60253 with , 15 Nov 1944 - 17 Nov 1944

Description:

Tree. Tree, 30 ft tall; petals rose-pink or orchid-rose; filaments rose-orchid; anthers yellow; appendages orchid-purple; calyx, rachis, pedicels rufous-brown; leaves coriaceous, dark green above, rufous-brown below; petioles, stems dull castaneous-brown.

Habitat:

Mesa.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00749745), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 872ac7b9-5b6b-4360-9a63-51e94c88790d

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates from converted US database. Determination Source: "GAZ" [gazetteer])
Coordinates: (5.75, -61.7167)

Distribution:

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