Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn. var. laxa

All Determinations:

Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn. var. laxa det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Siparuni River; Pakutau Falls; 400 m along survey line due S from falls. Iwokrama. Alt. 60 m. (197 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Hoffman 1457 with R. T. Pennington, G. Gharbarran, 26 Apr 1992

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 1.5 m; leaves pale green; fruit pale green, white translucent.

Habitat:

Creekside vegetation, mixed forest. Fabaceae, Eschweilera, Sapotaceae dominants. Granitic based 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: 5f4bbc5e-4fe2-4ff6-9d50-117c7640c3e7

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (4.75333, -59.0217)

Distribution:

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