Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Meriania sclerophylla (Naudin) Triana

All Determinations:

Meriania sclerophylla (Naudin) Triana det. F. A. Michelangeli, Dec 2003

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Imbaimadai vicinity. Scrub forest on East side of Partang River. 0.54 miles East of Partang River base camp. Alt. 546 m. (1791 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 1229 with C. Perry, E. Forbes, 21 Nov 2002

Description:

Tree. Small tree 35 m tall, 4 cm dbh. Flowers: calyx brown, tomentose; petals purple; anthers yellow.

Habitat:

Scrub forest. Surrounding area was burnt within the past month. White sand and sandstone.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00943305), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: bf9aa099-5ac1-4f8c-8a1f-d5b68325682a

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.69086, -60.2731)

Distribution:

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