Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Ernestia cataractae Tutin ( isotype )

All Determinations:

Ernestia cataractae Tutin
Note: Basionym

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaietuk [Kaieteur] Savanna. Alt. 335m. (1099 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. G. Tutin 637 with Cambridge University Expedition 1933, 28 Aug 1933

Description:

Small shrub, leaves light green, bullate. Fls pale magenta, filaments and style pink, anthers purple, with yellow appendages.

Habitat:

Savanna, dry ground covered with stones.

Other:

Collection Notes: Handwriting on packet likely belongs to J.J. Wurdack.
Specimen Notes: Fragment of isotype from Kew sheet

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 03166471
GUID: 358e27c8-9d65-4ee7-a347-d6082ba30782

Map:

Coordinates: (5.16667, -59.4833)

Distribution:

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