Henriettea

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Henriettea

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Alford 3139 with Alford, Earl E., Mahadeo, Sumedha, Haynes, L., Roopsind, I., 12 May 2003

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Iwokrama Forest, about 4 km west of the Essequibo river at Kurupukari ferry crossing.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2540211

    Occurrence ID: a90c2b90-d91d-42ee-a11d-f33109df612d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Henriettea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Iwokrama Forest, about 4 km west of the Essequibo river at Kurupukari ferry crossing

  • Elevation

    Alt. 55 m. (180 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.64206, -58.7003

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The New York Botanical Garden
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Det: Fabián A. Michelangeli
PLANTS OF GUYANA
Melastomataceae
GUYANA: Potaro-Siparuni Region: Iwokrama Forest, about
4 km west of the Essequibo River at Kurupukari ferry
crossing. 04°38.524/N, 58°42.016/W. Elevation 55 m.
Cauliflorous treelet to 5 m tall and 6 cm dbh; bark smooth
and white; hypanthium and calyx green; corolla white; each
petal slightly asymmetrical; filaments white, anthers yellow,
±10; stigma capitate, held below stamens; immature fruits
fleshy, yellowish-green, with hundreds of minute brown
seeds. Specimens at BH, BRG, FDG, DUKE, MO, NY, and
US.
MacH. Alford #3139
with E. Earl Alford, Sumedha Mahadeo,
L. Haynes, and I. Roopsind
12 May 2003
02540211