Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

All Determinations:

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana det. J. J. Wurdack, 1991

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Omai, along Main Access Road, between Essequibo River and first clearing. Alt. 30 - 60 m. (98 - 197 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. J. Gillespie 1600 with H. Persaud, 3 Jun 1989

Description:

Herb. Erect herb; leaves purple beneath; flowers white; fruit green.

Habitat:

At road edge. Forest. On red laterite.

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: d5bfa6c8-5b81-49ca-9827-a508769d2c48

Map:

Coordinates: (5.43333, -58.7667)

Distribution:

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