Macairea pachyphylla Benth.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Macairea pachyphylla Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    K. M. Redden 6610 with K. Wurdack, C. Perry, E. Zimmerman, D. Hunter, T. Hunter, V. Roland, 16 May 2009

  • Location

    Guyana. Kako River, savanna behind Camp 5.

  • Habitat

    Ochnaceae, Dimorphandra, Bonnetiaceae dominant trees; Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae, and Melastomataceae dominant in understory.

  • Description

    Shrub. Shrub to 2m. Stems rusty brown. Leaves green above, light green below, with yellow venation. Leaf bases connected to opposite leaves. Entire plant covered in viscid (sticky) trichomes. Inflor/infructescence terminal panicles. Rachis same as stem. Calyx green, corolla light purple. Fruit a green capsule.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Specimen located at US, and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02676068

    Occurrence ID: efd104da-2549-4bae-b287-f5268de4e3eb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Kako River, savanna behind Camp 5

  • Elevation

    Alt. 494 m. (1621 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.55933, -60.7844

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Plants of the Guiana Shield
Macairea pachyphylla Benth,
Det. Fabian A. Michelangeli
Jun 20i:
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02676068
Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Kako River, savanna behind Camp 5.
5° 33' 34"N, 60° 47’ 04" W Elev. 494 m.
Ochnaceae, Dimorphandra, Bonnetiaceae dominant trees;
Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae, and Melastomataceae dominant in
understory. Shrub to 2m. Stems rusty brown. Leaves green
above, light green below, with yellow venation. Leaf bases
connected to opposite leaves. Entire plant covered in viscid
(sticky) trichomes. Inflor/infructescence terminal panicles.
16 May 2009
K.M. Redden 6610
with: K. J. Wurdack, C. Perry, E. Zimmerman, D.
United States National Herbarium (US)
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
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02676068