Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia fallax DC.

All Determinations:

Miconia fallax DC. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. 3 km N of Surama village, trail to confluence of Burro-Burro and Surama Rivers. Alt. 75 m. (246 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Hoffman 1556 with D. Allicock, T. Allicock, 1 May 1992

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 2 m; leaf undersides dull light brown; corolla white; stamens at maturity with pink filaments, red and yellow anthers. Fruit dark blue, to 1 cm dia.

Habitat:

Savanna, bush island perimeter.

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: a7d38a69-0a40-4985-8a4b-4c1f3dc8d629

Map:

Coordinates: (4.15, -59.05)

Distribution:

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