Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Graffenrieda jauana Wurdack

All Determinations:

Graffenrieda jauana Wurdack det. J. J. Wurdack, 1967
Note: Holotype (US): Wurdack, J. J. 1972. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 874.

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Meseta del Jaua: Cerro Jáua, cumbre de la porcion Central-Occidental de la Meseta, 36 millas nauticas o 60 km NO de la mision de Campamento Sanidad del Río Kanarakuni. Alt. 1922 - 2100 m. (6306 - 6890 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 98003 with , 22 Mar 1967 - 27 Mar 1967

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 1.5 - 2m; petals white; filaments pale yellow; anthers golden; hypanthium and calyx yellow-brown; leaves chartaceous, deep green and shining above, pale green below.

Habitat:

Along stream by campsite in vic of two waterfalls.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00120409), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 8e50594a-a63d-4139-b00d-69b80da4fd44

Map:

Coordinates: (4.75, -64.4333)

Distribution:

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