Microlicia benthamiana Triana ex Cogn.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Venezuela
Estado de Bolivar
No. 28232
Microlicia benthamiana Triana ex Logn.
det. J.J. Wurdack, 1984
Plateau of Ayan Tepui, southwestern section of
plateau, W of southern summit 5°48'N;
62°32'W. Boggy ground over Roraima sandstone
outcrop. 2,070 m alt.
Shrub 60 cm tall; petals pale purple
Melastomataceae
Col.G.T.Prance&O.Huber	August 27, 1983
Plants collected on Inventario Botanico-Ecologico del bioma sabana en el Edo
Bolivar with the collaboration of MANR, EDELCA AND CONICIT