Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum vestitum Sandwith

All Determinations:

Macrocentrum vestitum Sandwith det. J. J. Wurdack, 1988

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur Falls, between the falls and Kaieteur summit. Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. P. Kvist 126 with X. Londoño, O. C. Steele, S. Tiwari, 7 Oct 1987

Description:

Tree. Found on moss-covered tree trunks, stones, less commonly terrestrial; corolla appearing red.

Habitat:

Forest, 10-15 (-25) m, with little stratification. Few lianas, soil very poor, white sand and bed-rocks.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00625525), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 5f910b6a-7241-4c8c-a892-07a1c2098796

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates determined at US. Determination Source: "map")
Coordinates: (5.18333, -59.4833)

Distribution:

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