Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Conostegia superba D.Don ex Naudin

All Determinations:

Conostegia superba D.Don ex Naudin det. J. J. Wurdack, 1985

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro de La Neblina Base Camp V, north base of Pico Cardona. Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. L. Liesner 16893 with B. Stannard, 21 Mar 1984 - 24 Mar 1984

Description:

Tree. Tree, 2.5 m tall; flowers white tinged with lavender; fruit green becoming purple and then purple black; fruit good flavor.

Habitat:

Valley.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00753665), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: e1cc12d6-4e57-46f3-973f-1d866fd0fcb9

Map:

Coordinates: (0.816667, -66)

Distribution:

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