Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Leandra rufescens (DC.) Cogn.

All Determinations:

Leandra rufescens (DC.) Cogn. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Essequibo Islands-West Demerara. Lower 7 km of Tiger Creek. Alt. 15m. (49 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 456 with M. Chin, 12 Dec 1992

Description:

Herb. Herb 2 m; hairs brown on stem, purple on peduncles; fruit light blue, sub-globose, 0.3 cm diameter.

Habitat:

Streamside forest including Mora excelsa, Eperua, Eschweilera, Melastomataceae.

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: bb21d678-7128-4e64-b3f0-ca82a7546c23

Map:

Coordinates: (6.5, -58.65)

Distribution:

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