Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

All Determinations:

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana det. F. Almeda, May 2005

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River. 17 GPS miles W of Imbaimadai to Kamarang, near Jawalla and Baimapai. Behind Base Camp 4. Alt. 470 m. (1542 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 1683 with C. Perry, C. Paul, M. Lyle, 4 Feb 2004

Description:

Herb. Erect herb with winged stem. Flowers white with purple highlights. Fruit a green capsule.

Habitat:

Mora and Annonaceae dominated gallery forest, between creek and temporary creek.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00973731), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: cd68f086-f463-4eab-bacf-7a1bcf0ae015

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.71603, -60.5427)

Distribution:

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