Symbolanthus superbus Miers

PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
No. 9923	GENTIANACEAE
S'yn ¿rc/troth is
Estado Yaracuy, Sierra de Aroa. Cerro Negro.
Primary forest 8 km SW of San Felipe. 1200-
1800 m alt. 10OlT'W, 69°01fW.
Herb 1.5 m;:stem hollow. In forest, in clear-
ings, also at much lower altitude. Common,
but almost all sterile at this time. Flower
lavender-pink, darker in center with lighter
lines.
1-2 April 1980
Ronald Liesner and Angel Gonzalez
Distributed by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Instituto .
Botanlco (Mlnlsterlo del Amblente y, de los Recursos Naturales
Renovables). Field work supported by NSF (United States) and
CONICIT (Venezuela).
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