Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

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    Melastomataceae
    Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

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    NY Barcode: 3144169

    Occurrence ID: 416318b2-9113-4823-a8f3-97591f3f24ba

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MELASTOMATACEAE
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
Det. Alina Freire Fierro, 1998
Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO)
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl,) Triana
var. purpurascens
det. peter s. mathies July 1981
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical Exploration
ESlABi BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA
No-89072
Herb 0,5 m. tallj leaves membranous,dark green above,
purple below; calyx pale greenj petals white stem U-angla3.
Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho,
N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms. N. of Tumeremo, vicinity of Deborah.
Altiplanicie de Nuria, alt. 600-650 m.
Julian A. Steyermark___February 5-8, 1961
Field work supported in part by funds provided by the Institute Botanico, the National Science Found-
ation and The New York Botanical Garden.
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