Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia urceolata DC.

All Determinations:

Clidemia urceolata DC. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, S rim, summit ridge, Cipo Mt, ±2-4 km from headwaters of Cipo Creek. Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 1039 with M. Chin, W. Ryan, 28 Jan 1993

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 2 m; vestiture fuchsia; petals white translucent; filaments white, anthers pink.

Habitat:

Low forest to 10 m, 2 stories; sandstone soils, overhangs and cliff edges. Moderate to low epiphyte density, mosses and lichens. Dominants: woody composites, Theaceae, Melastomataceae, Malpighiaceae, Annonaceae, bromeliads.

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: b3d058ce-52d8-471e-9b8d-98dab9b4bc84

Distribution:

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