Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
Common Names:
bird fruit
bird fruit
Location:
Guyana. CI concession. Himara Creek. Alt. 130 m. (427 ft.)
Guyana. CI concession. Himara Creek. Alt. 130 m. (427 ft.)
Collector(s):
K. M. Redden 6018 with K. Wurdack, A. Rodriguez, C. Perry, P. Ragnauth, H. James, H. Simon, 14 Sep 2008
K. M. Redden 6018 with K. Wurdack, A. Rodriguez, C. Perry, P. Ragnauth, H. James, H. Simon, 14 Sep 2008
Description:
Shrub. Shrub 1.5 m tall. Infructescence terminal. Fruits green turning purple. Entire plant covered in yellow trichomes. Leaf base asymmetrical. Silver-beaked tanager eats fruits.
Shrub. Shrub 1.5 m tall. Infructescence terminal. Fruits green turning purple. Entire plant covered in yellow trichomes. Leaf base asymmetrical. Silver-beaked tanager eats fruits.
Habitat:
Swampy forest. Palm, Annonaceae, Violaceae dominant. Mixed sand.
Swampy forest. Palm, Annonaceae, Violaceae dominant. Mixed sand.
Feature Notes:
[Photo]
[Photo]
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:
GUID: fa47145b-0bf4-475f-9c6c-f04906dddc04
GUID: fa47145b-0bf4-475f-9c6c-f04906dddc04
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (3.36667, -58.1833)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (3.36667, -58.1833)