Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn.

All Determinations:

Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1992

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Permanent miner's campsite "riverhead" near Eping River, E of several diamond pits. Alt. 122 m. (400 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. D. McDowell 3817 with A. Stobey, 2 Feb 1991

Description:

Shrub. Weedy shrub to ±1.5 m; stems, leaves sticky with glandular hairs; anthers purple, flower white.

Habitat:

In sandy soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00615457), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 41a2e3e8-af75-4586-afb7-758ca324a977

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution (Coordinates determined at US. Determination Source: "map")
Coordinates: (6, -60.1667)

Distribution:

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