Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum vestitum Sandwith
Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum vestitum Sandwith
Location:
Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Mazaruni River base of Arawai Falls. Alt. 133 m. (436 ft.)
Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Mazaruni River base of Arawai Falls. Alt. 133 m. (436 ft.)
Collector(s):
K. M. Redden 4629 with C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie, C. Hinchliff, 9 Oct 2006
K. M. Redden 4629 with C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie, C. Hinchliff, 9 Oct 2006
Description:
Epiphyte. Epiphyte growing on moss covered rocks Leaves covered in erect white trichomes. Flowers magenta. Fruits a woody capsule.
Epiphyte. Epiphyte growing on moss covered rocks Leaves covered in erect white trichomes. Flowers magenta. Fruits a woody capsule.
Habitat:
Large epiphyte covered boulders along river leading to steep rocky forest. Mora dominant but not fertile.
Large epiphyte covered boulders along river leading to steep rocky forest. Mora dominant but not fertile.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:
GUID: db7bc619-9664-4258-84f6-732fcde44b23
GUID: db7bc619-9664-4258-84f6-732fcde44b23
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.34478, -60.5748)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.34478, -60.5748)