Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Bellucia pentamera Naudin

All Determinations:

Bellucia pentamera Naudin det. F. A. Michelangeli, Oct 2007

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Isseneru Village. Trainl [trail?] behind village. Alt. 96 m. (315 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 4717 with C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie, 14 Oct 2006

Description:

Tree. Tree 4-5 m tall. Leaves dark green above, pale green below. Flowers axillary and cauliflorous. Calyx green; corolla yellow-pink; stamens yellow; style elongated with globose stigma. Fruit a woody capsule.

Habitat:

Disturbed vegetation. Often burned. White sand.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00963934), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 33d833b8-e65e-408d-8ced-a3ccda02c1bb

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.36042, -60.3754)

Distribution:

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