Pterolepis pumila (Bonpl.) Cogn.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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No. 6432	Melastomataceae
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Edo. Bolivar: Dist. Cedefto, vicinity of Panare
village of Corozal, 6 km from Maniapure toward
Caicara, 6°55'N, 66°30'W. Semideciduous forest
on granitic slopes and savanna, 90-400 m elev.
Forest at edge of savanna. Herb; flowers with
purple petals and stamens.
The New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
Ethnobotany of the Panare Indians
Brian Boom & Margot Grillo_17 Oct 1985
In collaboration with Herbario Ovalles (MYF).
Funded by The Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, Inc.