Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Meriania sclerophylla (Naudin) Triana

All Determinations:

Meriania sclerophylla (Naudin) Triana det. J. J. Wurdack, 1991

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. 2-3 km W of Maipuri Falls, Karowrieng R. Alt. 570 - 600 m. (1870 - 1968 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. J. Gillespie 2877 with D. R. Smart, 24 Dec 1989

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 2 m; flowers with pink petals and orange-brown calyx.

Habitat:

Savanna. Common but few in flower.

Other:

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

Identifiers:

GUID: f8ad8c82-269a-433d-990e-7dcfdf0c4554

Map:

Coordinates: (5.68333, -60.25)

Distribution:

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