Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
Melastomataceae
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
Location:
Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River, just above ABC Falls. Trail/track 2.03 miles SW of Base Camp 6 heading E to mining camp site. Alt. 526 m. (1726 ft.)
Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River, just above ABC Falls. Trail/track 2.03 miles SW of Base Camp 6 heading E to mining camp site. Alt. 526 m. (1726 ft.)
Description:
Herb. Herb to 50 cm. Leaves dark green above, new leaves and leaf undersides bright purple, glabrous. Stems purple-hued with 4 green wings. Flowers white, becoming pink at corolla apexes; filaments white; anthers pink.
Herb. Herb to 50 cm. Leaves dark green above, new leaves and leaf undersides bright purple, glabrous. Stems purple-hued with 4 green wings. Flowers white, becoming pink at corolla apexes; filaments white; anthers pink.
Habitat:
Dicymbe dominant moist forest on white sand. Camp site dominated by weeds, grasses; epiphytes from numerous cut trees.
Dicymbe dominant moist forest on white sand. Camp site dominated by weeds, grasses; epiphytes from numerous cut trees.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:
GUID: f0a59c1f-d53a-4b10-ab32-f013b8131fcd
GUID: f0a59c1f-d53a-4b10-ab32-f013b8131fcd
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.08847, -60.6659)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.08847, -60.6659)