Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• Locality

  Cuyuni - Mazauni, Tulameng Mtn., along rocky creek on eastern foot, near Camp 6, ca 5 km east of summit

• Elevation

  Alt. 910 m. (2986 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.5528, -60.9589

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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Plants of the Guiana Shield
Ericaceae
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.
Det. Carol L. Kelloff (US) Feb 2017
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Tulameng Mtn., along rocky creek on
eastern foot, near Camp 6, ca 5km east of summit (summit 1534m,
N 5°33'27.1", W 60°59'34.7M).
5° 33' 10"N, 60° 57' 32" W Elev. 910 m.
Moist forest rich in epiphytes and lithophytes. Epiphyte growing in
ant garden with KJW 5313 and 5314. Calyx green, corolla pink.
Fruit a green berry.
14 July 2010
K. M. Redden, K. J. Wurdack, S. N. Alexander, C. Perry, C.
Jacobis, D. Hunter, V. Roland and H. Hunter 6948
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
03696648