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 1257 with M. Chin, W. Ryan, 11 Feb 1993

Description:

Herb. Stiff herb 0.5 m; leaves delicate; vestiture pink; ovary green; corolla and style white; stamens fuchsia.

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: 0ea5ac5d-7895-4174-ad36-efa789a9e7fb

Map:

Coordinates: (5.05, -59.9)

Distribution:

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