Leiostegia vernicosa Benth.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Leiostegia vernicosa Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    R. S. Cowan 1963 with T. R. Soderstrom, 25 Feb 1962

  • Location

    Guyana. Kaieteur Plateau: Near Kaieteur Falls.

  • Habitat

    Rocky soil in full sun. Savanna and low savanna-forest. Locally frequent.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 2.3 m. tall. Flowers violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02100120

    Occurrence ID: d6c0003f-4e88-49e9-bc11-aab8109d5df5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Kaieteur Plateau: Near Kaieteur Falls

  • Elevation

    Alt. 427 m. (1401 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.17, -59.48

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other collections. Coordinates borrowed from another collection from the same locality (coordinates stated on specimen label).

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM	-
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
No. ^-963	Kaieteur Plateau
Comolia vernicosa (Benth,) Triana
Locally frequent shrub ca. 2/3 m* tall, rocky soil in
full sun, KLowers violet.
Savanna and low savanna-forest near Kaieteur Falls, elevation ca. 1400 feet.
R. S. Cowan
and	February 25 .1962
T. R. Sode»t.om_Drf~ J. J. Wurdark IQfrt
Collected on the Smithsonian Institution Botany-Exhibits Expedition of 1962
02100120