Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

60444 PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
MELASTOMATACEAE
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
Det. Alina Freire Fierro, 1998
Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Herb 1 foot tall; leaves membranaceous,
r$oh dark green above, lavender below;
calyx pale green; petals white with
pink-orohid tips; stems 4-angled,
winged; Leaves rubbed over faoe when
marked with blaok patches; Openings
around ooameos;
State of Bolivar: wooded slopes of Quebrada °-paru-m&, betw^n
Santa Teresita de Kavanay6n and Rio Pacairao (tributary of Rio
Mouak), altitude 1056-1220 meters.
JULIAN A. STEYBRMARK	NOVBMBBR 20-21, 1944
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