Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 5933 with A. L. Weitzman, 21 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro De la Neblina expedition. Neblina Base Camp, Rio Mavarinuma.

  • Habitat

    gravel bar along river.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02699994

    Occurrence ID: d527fe9f-24a4-4cf3-9e0b-3427aa6d4b9d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cerro De la Neblina expedition. Neblina Base Camp, Rio Mavarinuma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.83, -66.17

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MELASTOMATACEAE
Aciotis acuminifo1ia (DC.) Triana
Det. Alina Freire-Fierro, 1998
Mipsouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO)
The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Río Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
No. 5933	Melastomataceae
Aciotis amazónica Cogn.
det. J. Wurdack, 1987
Neblina Base Camp, Rio Mawarinuma,
elev. 140 m, 00°50’N, 66°10'W.
Terra firme forest.
Shrub. Corolla lobes 4, white, tinged
with purple; anthers purple; filaments
white, tinged with purple. Growing on
gravel bar along river.
B.M. Boom & A.L. Weitzman 21 Feb 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
02699994