Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana

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JflW
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
GUYANA. Miners Camp below Aruwai Falls near topside Peaima. 120 m
6°22'30.1 "N 60°34'47.8"W. Disturbed clearing with weedy herbs on river
abutting forest. Rocks, gravel, and brown sandy soil. Terrestrial herb.
Leaves glossy green above, purple below. Stems barely winged,
inflorescence terminal panicle. Caylx green; corolla pink; filaments white;
anthers pinkish. Silica sample. Some cultivated plants: Musa, Mangifera,
Persea, Citrus.
K.M. Redden 5057	8 October 2006
With: C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie & C. Hinchliff
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Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
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