Justicia potarensis (Bremek.) Wassh.

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Plants of the Guianas
Acanthaceae
Justicia potarensis (Bremek.) Wassh.
Det. Dr. Dieter Wasshausen Jun 2013
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Miners Camp below Aruwai Falls
near topside Peaima.
6° 22' 30" N, 60° 34' 48" W. Elev. 120 m.
Disturbed clearing with weedy herbs on river abutting forest.
Rocks, gravel, and brown sandy soil. Some cultivated plants:
Musa, Mangifera, Persea, Citrus.
Vine scandent on stumps. Inflor. terminal spike. Calyces green;
corolla cream with purple nectar guides on lower lobed and
K. M. Redden 5058	8 October 2006
with: C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie & C. E.
Hinchliff
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
United States National Herbarium (US) emu im : 10706905
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