Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia involucrata DC.

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. El Dorado to Sta. Elena road, km 123. Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. J. Wurdack 2825 with M. L. Wurdack, J. A. Steyermark, C. Steyermark, H. Wiehler, 8 Dec 1972 - 10 Dec 1972

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 1.5-2.5 m; corolla whitish; fruit blue.

Habitat:

High forest. occasional.

Other:

Specimen Notes: "Voucher specimen for cytologic study, chromosome number ca 23.; [Specimen located at US (barcode 00748986), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: bd1c177e-8a86-4ff6-92e7-8f4b92f60043

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Located geogr. center + linear extent of El Dorado (772.62 m). From intersection of road 10 + road leading to Sta. Elena, measured 123 km along road 10 toward Sta. Elena; found offset coordinates. Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncert. radius)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 1284
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (7.47858, -61.8958)

Distribution:

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