Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Leandra purpurea Gleason
All Determinations:

Leandra purpurea Gleason det. F. Almeda, May 2005

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts., upper Ireng R., 1 km downstream from Kurutuik Falls. Alt. 700 m. (2297 ft.)
Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 6463 with J. Husher, R. James, 15 May 1998
Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 2 m tall; stems with small orange hairs, sometimes red; leaves with white hairs; fruits green.
Habitat:

Slope forest dominated by Dicymbe and adjacent riverside.
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: 8504b122-229d-4da8-b700-537bf0ccf545
Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.085, -59.9867)

Distribution:

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