Miconia silicicola Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia silicicola Gleason

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 329 with J. J. Wurdack, 02 Feb 1955

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimantá Massif; Central Section; near Summit Camp.

  • Habitat

    Scrub forest. Occasional.

  • Description

    Spare tree or shrub 2.5-4 m. Leaf margins strongly recurved. Flowers 5-merous; petals and filaments cream, anthers pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Dissected and Drawn by J. J. Wurdack."; [See duplicate sheet, NY barcode 01130264]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130265

    Occurrence ID: c8bb023c-e106-4872-a1fc-f184569ff9e0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia silicicola Gleason det J. J. Wurdack, 1961

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Chimantá Massif; Central Section; near Summit Camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1925 m. (6316 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.23295, -62.1414

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    30895

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Unable to locate summit camp. Located coord. at elev. 1925 m nearest to approx. center of Chimantá Massif. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of elev. 1925 m of Chimantá Massif = linear extent (30.89 km). Input into MaNIS Georef. Calc to find uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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