Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Macairea chimantensis Wurdack

All Determinations:

Macairea chimantensis Wurdack det. J. J. Wurdack, 1983

Location:

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

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 128944 with O. Huber, V. Carreño E., 7 Feb 1983 - 9 Feb 1983

Description:

Treelet. Treelet 3 m. petals pink with white; calyx olive-bronze green; leaves subcoriaceous, dark green above, bronzy green below.

Habitat:

Wooded sector along cano.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00743096), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: aec7ad35-7ff0-4e48-afde-02f764d9a574

Map:

Coordinates: (5.3, -62.05)

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