Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb.

All Determinations:

Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb. det. F. Almeda, Jun 2002
Note: ! 2005

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Iwokrama; Siparuni R, Pakatau Falls and 2 km upstream. Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. A. Mutchnick 430 with B. Allicock, 30 Nov 1994

Description:

Tree. Tree, 8 m; stems rusty brown, calyx green; persistent style white; fruit globose, turning yellow then purple, 0.3 cm.

Habitat:

Riverine forest on sandy soils dominated by Eperua and Dicymbe.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00800116), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 9ddb09d2-e51b-4662-805b-d021ffed4096

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (4.72222, -59.025)

Distribution:

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