Macairea rufescens DC.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• Locality

  San Carlos de Rio Negro ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro and Brazo Casiquiare

• Elevation

  Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

• Coordinates

  1.93, -67.05

• Distribution

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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela Se
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
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VENEZUELA, Territorio Federal Amazonas.
San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of conlluence of Rio Negro
and Brazo Casiquiare; lat. 1°56'N, long. 67°03'W; altitude 119 m;
(average rainfall 3400-3600 mm/year). ßana (low Amazon ewtlnga),
10.8 km NE of San Carlos on Solano road: shrubby, gen. 1-3 m high, on
white sand, shrub, to 3m high; leaves coriaceous-
brittle, slightly keeled. Petals white proximally,
pale lavender distally.
Howard I.. Clark 6519
9 March 1978
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