Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Aciotis fragilis (DC.) Cogn.
Melastomataceae
Aciotis fragilis (DC.) Cogn.
Location:
Guyana. Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. NW Kanuku Mountains; watershed of Nappi creek tributary, 12 km NW of Nappi Mountain. Local name of area "Bank of Guyana". Alt. 500 - 700 m. (1640 - 2297 ft.)
Guyana. Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. NW Kanuku Mountains; watershed of Nappi creek tributary, 12 km NW of Nappi Mountain. Local name of area "Bank of Guyana". Alt. 500 - 700 m. (1640 - 2297 ft.)
Description:
Shrub. Shrub, 1 m; flowers white and pink; fruit translucent reddish green.
Shrub. Shrub, 1 m; flowers white and pink; fruit translucent reddish green.
Habitat:
Mixed forest on ridges. On streambank boulders. Mora forest near creek. Dominants - Burseraceae, Lecythidaceae, Fabaceae, occasional Truli Palm.
Mixed forest on ridges. On streambank boulders. Mora forest near creek. Dominants - Burseraceae, Lecythidaceae, Fabaceae, occasional Truli Palm.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:
GUID: ad3c4de8-0516-4439-9630-fc379eef79bc
GUID: ad3c4de8-0516-4439-9630-fc379eef79bc
Map:
Coordinates: (3.36667, -59.4667)
Coordinates: (3.36667, -59.4667)