Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 24780 with with C. Feuillet; A. Gentry; C. Gracie; and S.A. Mori, 29 Jun 1988

  • Location

    French Guiana. NW of Cayenne, near Tonate on the N1 Highway.

  • Habitat

    Wet savanna.

  • Description

    Bushy shrub to 1 m. Leaves dark green above, pale beneath. Petals magenta.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2571891

    Occurrence ID: 85ce7aa3-2ff4-4351-98a0-e62c1deb5c90

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    NW of Cayenne, near Tonate on the N1 Highway.

  • Coordinates

    4.97, -52.43

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EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
FLORA OF FRINCH GUIANA
Tibouchina aspera Aubl.
Det. R.M. Harley
North West of Cayenne, near Tonate on the N1
Highway. 04' 58'N, 052' 26'W. Wet savanna. Bushy
shrub to 1 m. Lvs dark green above, pale beneath.
Petals magenta.
R.M.Harley 24780	29 June 1988
With: C. Feuillet, A. Gentry, C. Gracie & S.A. Mori
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, frtgland
In collaboration with O.R.S.T.O.M. Centre, Cayenne
02571891