Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia pycnaster Tutin aff.

All Determinations:

Clidemia pycnaster Tutin det. F. A. Michelangeli, 2005

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., E bank of Mazaruni River. 1.14 miles SW of Base Camp 6 towards ABC Falls. Alt. 492 m. (1614 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 1982 with R. Williams, C. Perry, C. Paul, M. Lyle, 18 Feb 2004

Description:

Shrub. Erect low growing shrub. Plant covered in pilose purple trichomes. Fruit a green berry turning purple at maturity.

Habitat:

Mostly disturbed forest. White sand and alluvial sediments on sandstone rock.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00942844), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 343561c2-8492-465f-974e-37719bd75e11

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.05889, -60.6596)

Distribution:

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