Retiniphyllum schomburgkii (Benth.) Müll.Arg.

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Rubiaceae
Retiniphyllum schomburgkii (Benth.) Miill. Arg.
Det. Joseph H. Kirkbride Jan 2017
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Kako River vicinity, above Kako
Village, near Camp 3, ca. 22 air km east of Tulameng summit
(summit 1534m, N 5*33'27.1*, W 60°59'34.7").
5° 33’ 33.500"N, 60° 46' 55" W Elev. 493 m.
White sand savanna with sandstone rock outcrops. Dimorphandra
dominant on shrub islands and drier parts. Grading to wet areas
with standing water. Central part recently burned. Shrub to 3m or
4m. Leaves scabrous. Inflor/infructescence terminal, spicate. Calyx
1 July 2010
K.J.Wurdack 5181
with: K. M. Redden, S. N. Alexander, C. Perry, C. Jacobis, D.
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
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