Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn. var. laxa

All Determinations:

Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn. var. laxa det. J. J. Wurdack, 1993

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung, Suruwabaru Creek, 2-3 km upstream from juncture with Yuarka R. Alt. 675 - 750 m. (2215 - 2461 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 1207 with M. Chin, W. Ryan, 10 Feb 1993

Description:

Herb. Stiff herb 0.75 m; corolla white suffused with pink; stamens bright pink.

Habitat:

Riverine forest and adjacent slopes. Dicymbe altsoni dominant. Sandy red earth soils and sandstone talus.

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: bb0676ba-34df-476e-8db2-1e4237bda8f4

Map:

Coordinates: (5.05, -59.9)

Distribution:

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