Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Leandra sanguinea Gleason subsp. sanguinea

All Determinations:

Leandra sanguinea Gleason subsp. sanguinea 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 1264 with M. Chin, W. Ryan, 11 Feb 1993

Description:

Shrub. Thin shrub 1.5 m; vestiture maroon; fruit red, globose, 0.4 cm diameter.

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: 5382fa78-3889-4dcd-8eee-57681febec81

Map:

Coordinates: (5.05, -59.9)

Distribution:

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