Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    K. M. Redden 3852 with C. Perry, K. Wurdack, K. Glennon, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. Hinchliff, 29 Aug 2006

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur National Park. Above falls.

  • Habitat

    Gallery forest on northwest side of airstrip near Koruni creek. Dicymbe and Eperua dominant.

  • Description

    Herb. Erect herb, 1.5 meters tall. Stems winged. Inflor terminal panicle. calyx green, petals white, anthers pink at apex. Fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Silica sample

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164836

    Occurrence ID: 2dbce7e0-ceee-4241-8650-337cf7b42e16

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Kaieteur National Park. Above falls

  • Elevation

    Alt. 474 m. (1555 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.17444, -59.4817

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Location Notes

    [The name given in this record as the region was not specified as such on the label, but was inferred from the label's locality data.]

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The New York Botamgal Garden
Aciotis
Det: Fabián A. Michelangeli t-O o
PLANTS OF THE GUIAN AS
Melastomataceae
GUYANA. Kaieteur National Park. Above falls. 474 m 5°10'28"N
59°28'54"W. Gallery forest on northwest side of airstrip near Koruni
creek. Dicymbe and Eperua dominant. Erect herb, 1.5 meters tall. Stems
winged. Inflor terminal panicle. Caylx green, petals white, anthers pink
at apex. Fruit green. Silica sample.
K.M. Redden 3852	29 August 2006
With: C. Perry, K. Wurdack, K. Glennon, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin &
C. Hinchliff
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
164836
01164836