Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Graffenrieda sessilifolia subsp. cardonae Wurdack

All Determinations:

Graffenrieda sessilifolia subsp. cardonae Wurdack det. J. J. Wurdack, 1964
Note: ! A. Gröger, 1999

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Auyan-tepuí, cumbre de la parte norte de la sección sur (div. occidental del cerro): entre "Drizzly Camp" y "Second Wall". Alt. 1660 - 1800 m. (5446 - 5905 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 93688 with , 11 May 1964

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 2 m tall; petals pale pink; anthers golden with brown appendages; leaves stiff-coriaceous and revolute, dark green above, chocolate brown below; stamen and calyx and rachis chocolate brown.

Habitat:

Sandstone.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00752544), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: d488e21f-40cb-43c2-bfbd-52e2b761856b

Map:

Coordinates: (5.83333, -62.55)

Distribution:

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