Macairea aspera N.E.Br.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Macairea aspera N.E.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    R. S. Cowan 1872 with T.R. Soderstrom, 18 Feb 1962

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur Plateau, vicinity of Kaieteur Falls and along western rim of Potaro Gorge.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3214409

    Occurrence ID: 2f391a07-3531-4e48-83f5-8ca3e098c367

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Kaieteur Plateau, vicinity of Kaieteur Falls and along western rim of Potaro Gorge

  • Elevation

    Alt. 427 m. (1401 ft.)

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
No. 1872	Kaieteur	Plateau
Macairea aspera N. E. Brown
Shrub ca. 2 m. tall, on rocky soil in open sun. Flowers
white•
Vicinity of Kaieteur Falls and along western rim of Potaro Gorge, ca. 1400 ft. elevation.
R. S. Cowan	-
and	February 18 .1962
T. R. Söderström ________________________________Pet. J. J. Wurdack 196l
Collected on the Smithsonian Institution Botany-Exhibits Expedition of 1962
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