Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia involucrata DC.

All Determinations:

Clidemia involucrata DC. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1987

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Chenapou, Amerindian village (Patumona) 50 km upstream from Kaieteur Falls. Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. P. Kvist 310 with X. Londoño, O. C. Steele, S. Tiwari, 16 Oct 1987

Description:

Inflorescences with purple bracts, flower purple; berries pale blue.

Habitat:

Farmland and secondary growth around village. Typical lateritic rainforest soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00615191), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 2fe9408c-4f8a-4476-9802-0e7f0dd8fa22

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates determined at US. Determination Source: "map")
Coordinates: (5, -59.5667)

Distribution:

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