Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Potaro-Siparuni

• Locality

  Mt. Wokomung, plateau above first of four escarpments

• Elevation

  Alt. 1135 m. (3724 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.1106, -59.8206

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. s.l.
P. Pedraza-Penalosa & J. L. Luteyn, 2010
Sphyrospermum cordifolium Bentham
det. James L. Luteyn, 2002
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Ericaceae
GUYANA. Potaro-Siparuni Region. Mt. Wokomung, plateau above first
of four escarpments. Elevation: 1135 m. 5°6'38"N 59°49'14"W. Dense,
single-tiered canopy forest on gray sandy clay, peat, and sandstone, with
Clusia, Moronobea and Euterpe. Liana, fruits and flowers red.
H.D. Clarke 10224	28 June 2003
With: R. Williams, C. Perry, E. Tripp, J. Kelly, D. Gittens & S. Stem
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02783099