Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Maieta guianensis Aubl.

All Determinations:

Maieta guianensis Aubl. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts; basecamp on small tributary of Partang River, 8.6 km NE of Imbaimadai, 2 km W of basecamp on peak marked 2840. Alt. 900 - 925 m. (2953 - 3035 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Hoffman 1913 with C. Kelloff, G. Gharbarran, S. Sprague, 27 May 1992

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 2 m; fruit bright red.

Habitat:

Mixed forest on steep slopes and ridgetop. Fabaceae, Burseraceae dominants.

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: 33ee54d1-d93f-4438-b81b-2e57ca2007a4

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.77667, -60.2636)

Distribution:

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