Rhynchanthera grandiflora (Aubl.) DC.

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The New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
Ethnobotany of the Panare Indians
No. 6297	Melastomataceae
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Edo. Bolívar: Dist. Cedeño, 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.
Ecotone of savanna/forest; wet ground. 100
m elev. Small shrub 1 m tall; all flower
parts purple, n.v.: echepen.
Brian Boom & Margot Grillo_8 Oct 1985
In collaboration with Herbario Ovalles (MYF).
Funded by The Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, Inc.