Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Graffenrieda obliqua Triana

All Determinations:

Graffenrieda obliqua Triana det. F. Almeda, Jun 2002

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung, central summit plateau; 0.5-1 km S, 1-2 km E along creek area and ridge. Alt. 1500 - 1530 m. (4921 - 5020 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 1540 with M. Chin, W. Ryan, 22 Feb 1993

Description:

Tree. Tree 5 m; calyx green; corolla white, translucent; stamens and style white; immature fruit green, globose, 0.2 cm diameter.

Habitat:

Scrub forest on sandstone, canopy 5-15 m; atmosphere saturated. Major taxa: Clusiaceae, Arecaceae, Schefflera, Cyatheaceae, melastomataceous and malpighiaceous trees; understory of bambusoid grasses, ferns, Rubiaceae, woody Asteraceae, Cyperaceae. Abundant epiphytic moss cover.

Other:

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

Identifiers:

GUID: 3a8796e3-cd97-4de5-ad84-9dbe34a00650

Map:

Coordinates: (5.06667, -59.8667)

Distribution:

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