Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Collector(s)

    T. W. Henkel 6530, 21 May 1998

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts., upper Ireng R., top of Kurutuik Falls.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2783087

    Occurrence ID: d95c8c28-db45-44dd-8e93-5770f80e9aa8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mts., upper Ireng R., top of Kurutuik Falls

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.0833, -59.9833

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New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. ftJ.
P. Pedraza-Penalosa & J. L. Luteyn, 2010
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. -
S. cordifolium Benth. “complex”
det. James L. Luteyn, 2005
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Ericaceae
GUYANA. Potaro-Siparuni Region. Pakaraima Mts., upper Ireng R.,
top of Kurutuik Falls. Elevation: 800 m. 5°5’0"N 59°59’0"W. Tepui
scrub savanna dominated by Stegolepus, Brocchinia, Drosera & sedges,
grasses; on coarse gray sand. Vine at 1 m; leaves dark on top, light on
bottom; calyx light green, corolla mostly white with pink apex.
T.W. Henkel 6530	21 May 1998
With: J. Husher & R. James
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02783087