Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum gesneriaceum Sandwith

All Determinations:

Macrocentrum gesneriaceum Sandwith det. F. A. Michelangeli, 2005

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Imbaimadai, Karowrieng River. Unnamed waterfall, 3.16 miles E of Base Camp 1. Alt. 519 m. (1703 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 1462 with C. Perry, C. Paul, 22 Jan 2004

Description:

Herb. Erect herb growing on rocks under waterfalls among ferns, mosses, Lycopodium and Selaginella. Flowers white with pink edges; stamens yellow. Leaves green above, burgundy below with pink trichomes. Venation pink.

Habitat:

Wet shaded area abundant in ferns, mosses.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00942861), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 37f834ef-83b1-4af3-880b-e6754dbeebf8

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.68458, -60.2304)

Distribution:

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