Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum vestitum Sandwith
Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum vestitum Sandwith
Location:
Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur Falls, between the falls and Kaieteur summit. Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)
Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur Falls, between the falls and Kaieteur summit. Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)
Description:
Tree. Found on moss-covered tree trunks, stones, less commonly terrestrial; corolla appearing red.
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.
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.]
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
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)
Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates determined at US. Determination Source: "map")
Coordinates: (5.18333, -59.4833)