Vismia Vand.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Hypericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vismia Vand.

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Clusiaceae
Vismia
Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni, Road leading from Micobe and
adjacent logging trail next to Potaro River.
5° 20' 28"N, 58° 58' 51" W Elev. 22 m.
Roadside, disturbed, flanked by dense forest. Red soil. Small
brittle tree to 3 m. Epidermis on leafy branches red-brown,
smooth. Primary and secondary veins on young shoots
brown rufous. Petals 5, softly pubescent, cr^^T^eptemj) 2006
K. J. Wurdack 4386
with: C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. E. Hinchliff
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
Smithsonian Institution
04340199