Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
Det. F. Michelangeli & C. Martin, 2005
GUYANA. Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region. Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River.
W bank at Surwakwima Falls. W. of Base Camp 6. Elevation: 472 m.
6°4'52.7"N 60°40'18.2"W. Gallery forest on riverbank with Sphagnum
and Cyperaceae in wet, seepy areas. Erect herb growing on river bank.
Infl. axillary and terminal. Sepals green with branched, red trichomes;
petals white; stamens yellow with purple anthers. Fruit a capsule.
K.M. Redden 2077	23 February 2004
With: R. Williams, C. Perry, C. Paul & M. Lyle
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)