Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Leandra purpurea Gleason

All Determinations:

Leandra purpurea Gleason det. F. Almeda, May 2005

Location:

Guyana. Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. Acarai Mts., 10 km S of Sipu River, summit of highest peak in central Acarai Mts. Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

Collector(s):

H. D. Clarke 7403 with R. Williams, C. Perry, 3 Sep 1998

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 0.5 m; peduncles and pedicels red; fruits blue.

Habitat:

Scrub forest on peat and granite. With Erythroxylum, Clusia and Myrtaceae.

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: dababa64-ff8d-445d-a1a7-7455c912d5cc

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (1.33278, -58.965)

Distribution:

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