Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Leandra purpurea Gleason

All Determinations:

Leandra purpurea Gleason det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts, toe slopes on NW side of Mt. Ayanganna. Alt. 1000 - 1100 m. (3281 - 3609 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 181 with B. Hoffman, 8 Nov 1992

Description:

Shrub. Spindly shrub 3.0 m; twigs, petioles and peduncles with fuchsia hairs; leaves with white hairs. Fruit purple, flattened, globose, 0.4 x 0.3 cm.

Habitat:

Montane evergreen forest, canopy 30-40 m; creeks with sandstone talus, rich in herbs, soils sandstone and laterite derived. Large trees including Lecythidaceae; rich in epiphytes, lianas, fungi.

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: 9e01842d-7206-447c-825b-8709cc817474

Map:

Coordinates: (5.4, -59.95)

Distribution:

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