Microlicia arenariaefolia DC.

03474906
2V1
fA
Flora of Bolivia
Family: Melastomataceae
Microlicia arenariaefolia DC.
Determined by: N. Ritter (NHA), 1998
Department of Santa Cruz
Province of Velasco
The northern end of the Serrania de Huanchaca ("La
Meseta"), above Lago Caiman. Elevation ca. 500
meters. Approximate center of the collecting area:
13°38'20"S. 60°53'56"W.
Shrub. Up to about 1.5 meters tall.
Branches slender. Flowers white.
Fruits present. Locally abundant.
Growing along the edge of a small,
seasonal stream, which was without
water at the time of collection.
Soils shallow sand over bedrock.
6/24/98	#4319
Collected by: N. Ritter, G. E. Crow , M. Garvizu and
P. Soliz.
Hodgdon Herbarium
University of New Hampshire