Miconia tillettii Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia tillettii Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 60843, 04 Dec 1944 - 05 Dec 1944

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Southeastern portion of base of Carrao-tepuí.

  • Description

    Bush 5-6 feet tall; leaves shiny both sides, dark green above, pale green below; fruit deep blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1738701

    Occurrence ID: 50630053-ea59-4f75-8346-f1f43072ae27

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia tillettii Wurdack det J. J. Wurdack, 1961
    Note: "Paratype"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Southeastern portion of base of Carrao-tepuí.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1460 - 1615 m. (4790 - 5299 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.78024, -61.7424

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    950.079

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. at elevation 1500 m on the approx. geogr. center of the southeastern slopes of Carrao-tepuí. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of southeastern base at elev. 1460 m =linear extent. Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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