Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia sericea D.Don

All Determinations:

Clidemia sericea D.Don det. J. J. Wurdack, 1987

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Mining camp along Potaro River, 6 km downstream from Kaieteur Falls. Alt. 90 m. (295 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. P. Kvist 206 with X. Londoño, O. C. Steele, S. Tiwari, 10 Oct 1987

Description:

Shrub. Shrub; corolla white, berries purple-black.

Habitat:

Disturbed forest around camp. Soil extremely poor, white sand and boulders.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00615291), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: b176bb49-97e0-475f-965c-908917b4d5b1

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates determined at US. Determination Source: "map")
Coordinates: (5.21667, -59.45)

Distribution:

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