Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Macrocentrum cristatum (DC.) Triana

All Determinations:

Macrocentrum cristatum (DC.) Triana det. D. L. W. M. Dalessi

Location:

Guyana. Upper Demerara-Berbice. Mabura, 15 km S, near fieldstation of Tropenbos Ecological Reserve. Alt. 75 m. (246 ft.)

Collector(s):

M. Polak 401 with D. L. W. M. Dalessi, P. J. M. van Steenpaal, 30 Sep 1991

Description:

Shrub. Shrub of 30 cm tall, woody stem, leaves green above, light green below, flowers white/pinkish, fruits light brown, appearing woody.

Habitat:

Secondary vegetation on laterite soil.

Other:

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

Identifiers:

GUID: 7127596c-c67b-4e94-9ebd-4f4c55bdd2c0

Map:

Coordinates: (5.25, -58.75)

Distribution:

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