Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Clidemia sericea D.Don
Melastomataceae
Clidemia sericea D.Don
Location:
Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River. Kamarang, Base Camp 5. Alt. 475 m. (1558 ft.)
Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River. Kamarang, Base Camp 5. Alt. 475 m. (1558 ft.)
Description:
Shrub. Shrub to 1 m, dense growth. Flowers translucent white with bright fuchsia-purple stamens. Still flowering below dropped leaves.
Shrub. Shrub to 1 m, dense growth. Flowers translucent white with bright fuchsia-purple stamens. Still flowering below dropped leaves.
Habitat:
Slash and burn cleared forest area dominated by grasses & ferns. White sand. Some cultivation at recently cleared forest edge.
Slash and burn cleared forest area dominated by grasses & ferns. White sand. Some cultivation at recently cleared forest edge.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00963957), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00963957), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:
GUID: f7821c27-4fa7-4cee-938b-cf3581acfcde
GUID: f7821c27-4fa7-4cee-938b-cf3581acfcde
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.86617, -60.5912)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.86617, -60.5912)