Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

All Determinations:

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana det. T. H. Hollowell, 1999
Note: ! F. Almeda & D. Penneys, Jun 2002

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Iwokrama; Kurupukari-Lethem Highway; Iwokrama base camp and roadside. Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. A. Mutchnick 572 with B. Allicock, 7 Dec 1994

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 2 m; abaxial leaves purple, calyx green, cuplike, petals pink.

Habitat:

Mesic forest; some disturbed areas on sandy soils.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00687710), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: a5e98722-4693-4ea3-af70-1e8a93ef0bd5

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (4.67528, -58.6825)

Distribution:

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