Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia punctata (Desr.) D.Don ex DC.

All Determinations:

Miconia punctata (Desr.) D.Don ex DC. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts; basecamp on small tributary of Partang River, 8.6 km NE of Imbaimadai, 2 km W of basecamp on peak marked 2840. Alt. 900 - 925 m. (2953 - 3035 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Hoffman 1919 with C. Kelloff, G. Gharbarran, S. Sprague, 27 May 1992

Description:

Tree. Tree 4 m x 4 cm; stems, leaf undersides dull orange; fruit green, yellow farinose.

Habitat:

Mixed forest on steep slopes and ridgetop. Fabaceae, Burseraceae dominants.

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: de9810e5-4008-4f64-9c84-8ce98a27430d

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.77667, -60.2636)

Distribution:

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