Heisteria

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Santalales

  • Family

    Olacaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heisteria

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Ileisteria
Potaro-Siparuni, Island at Amatuk Falls.
5° 18' 01"N, 59° 18' 48" W Elev. 41 m.
Riparian forest with white sand and large boulders. Small tree
to 4 m. Flowers subsessile or shortly pedicellate, along ?
branches. Calyx bright red, 5-parted, stiff. Berry missing.
7 September 2006
K. J. Wurdack 4303
with: C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. E.
United States National Herbarium (US)
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
04056480