Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

MELASTOMATACEAE
Aciotis purpurascens
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Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
var. purpurascens
DET. PETER S. MATHIES July 1981
Det. Alina Freire Fierro, 1998
Missouri Botanical Barden Herbarium (MO)
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
No. 45327
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
Det.: J. J. Wurdack, 1961
Bush to 2 m, stems green, [(.-slate; leaves medium
green above, light green beneath, thin, slightly
brittle; calyx green, corolla white; anthers lav-
ender; locally frequent on sand bank, fluvial
forest, between Adaro R and Mokav R; oa $00 m.
Kukui River.
Stephen S. Txllett
Carolyn L. Tillett
Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana.
Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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