Melastomataceae

PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
GUYANA. Region: Cuyuni-Mazaruni. On top of 1st escarpment (of four)
ef.Kamakusa Mt., within 0.5 mi. of Full Moon (6th) Camp. 1000 m.
5°51'44.4"N 60°9'20.5"W. Tepui forest (to 40m tall) on south-facing
slope; 3-tiered with Myristicaceae, Lauraceae, Swartzia, Annonaceae,
Inga, Dichapetalaceae; subcanopy rich in melastomes and palms; thin
layer of brown humus over white sandstone; diverse forest. Shrub to 2m.
Trichomes on stems and petioles brown. Inflorescence axillary, capitulate.
Mature fruit a purple-black berry. Silica sample.
K.J. Wurdack 5820	4 June 2012
With: E.A. Tripp, A. Radosavljevic & J. Ralph
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02831492