Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Comolia montana Gleason

All Determinations:

Comolia montana Gleason det. J. J. Wurdack, 1983

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Piar Mun. Macizo del Chimantá, sección oriental del Chimantá-tepuí; cabeceras del afluente derecho superíor del río Tirica ("Caño del Grillo"). Alt. 2450 m. (8038 ft.)

Collector(s):

O. Huber 7142 with J. A. Steyermark, 7 Feb 1983 - 9 Feb 1983

Description:

Suffrutex. Suffruticose, crawling on grass; calyx reddish green; corolla dark purple; stamens yellow; fruit subglobose, red.

Habitat:

Arbustal enano de Mallophyton chimantensis.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00740945), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 0d165f76-609c-4811-b39a-c3b084b646c5

Map:

Coordinates: (5.3, -62.05)

Distribution:

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