Faramea brevipes Steyerm.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Faramea brevipes Steyerm. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    Forest Dept. British Guiana F877, 7/10/42

  • Location

    Guyana. Keriti Creek, Essequibo River.

  • Habitat

    Lateritic red earth. Unknown Z forest.

  • Description

    2 ft subshrub of Greenheart; stem swollen below cach pr. of leaves; flowers solitary axillar, long stalked- calyx green, linear corolla 4 partite, long tubular, lobes linear, white; fruits subglobose purple-black, calyx lobes accrescent, flesh-white, seed solitary, pale brown hard. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 131327

    Occurrence ID: b54e5aa1-0a83-4db7-9156-bce2e50bee0b

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Keriti Creek, Essequibo River.

  • Coordinates

    6.55152, -58.6236

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    471.969

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Referred to Geonames.org (http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_6.548_-58.619.html, accessed 8/13/2015) and Bing Maps for locality information for Keriti Creek. Georeferenced to the approximate geographic midpoint of Keriti Creek (tributary of Essequibo River) in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region, Guyana. Used the reference materials and Google Maps - Earth View to locate Keriti Creek. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to measure a straight line from the mouth of the creek (confluence of Keriti Creek and Essequibo River, at: 6.548899, -58.620357), to the headwaters of Keriti Creek (approximated through the dense forest; see: 6.555457, -58.623161), then halved this distance (395.58 m) to find midpoint of the line. Moved midpoint to the closest point along the shore of Keriti Creek (collection assumed to be terrestrial); used the Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find the coordinates of the approximate midpoint of the river. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool again to find the linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of the creek. Input coordinate source (locality description), coordinates, coordinate precision (.00001 degrees), datum (WGS84), extent of named place (460.4 m), and measurement error (10 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (according to the Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: River, stream, road, path).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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