Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Acisanthera variabilis (DC.) Triana
Location:

Brazil. The Planalto do Brasil. Serra dos Pirineus. 25 km N of Corumbá de Goiás on road to Niquelândia, Goiás, in valley of Rio Corumbá. Alt. 1150m. (3773 ft.)
Collector(s):

H. S. Irwin 18517 with H. Maxwell; D.C. Wasshausen, 13 Jan 1968
Description:

Decumbent herb with slender stems ca 1 m long, rooted in shallow water. Corolla rose-purple within, paler without; anthers cream, the connectives dark rose-violet. Frequent.
Habitat:

Cerrado and low woods on sandstone slopes.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2481857
GUID: 310759ee-22d4-41a7-91c9-198f35ffcca6
Distribution:

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