Rhynchanthera hispida Naudin

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae	%
Rhynchanthera hispida Naudin
Det F. Almeda & D. Penneys. VI 2002
GUYANA. U. Takutu-U. Essequibo Region. South Rupununi Savann;
Ikirap Creek along Marudi road. Elevation: 250 m. 2°25'N 59°15'W.
Tall, moist forest on red laterite. Shrub 1.5 m; vestiture pink; sepals gr<
with pink vestiture; corolla and stamens pink; style pinkish white.
T.W. Henkel 3563	23 December 1993
With: R. James
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)