Macrocentrum droseroides Triana

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Cuyuni-Mazaruni

• Locality

  Below 1st escarpment (of four) of Kamakusa Mt, Powis Creek, (2nd) Camp (5°48'26.7"N, 60°14'6.9"W, 662m) to large waterfall (5°48'34.6"N, 60°14'21.5"W, 651m) upstream on Powis Creek

• Elevation

  Alt. 651 - 662 m. (2136 - 2172 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.80851, -60.2373

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Macrocentrum droseroides Triana
Det. C.L. Kelloff, II 2013
GUYANA. Region: Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Below 1st escarpment (of four) of
Kamakusa Mt., Powis Creek (2nd) Camp (5°48'26.7"N, 60°14'6.9"W,
662m) to large waterfall (5°48'34.6"N, 60°14'21.5"W, 651m) upstream on
Powis Creek. 651m. 5°48'34.6"N 60°14'21.5"W. Forest to 18 m tall
along creek and adjacent scrub and waterfall; with Dimorphandra,
Pakaraimaea, Clusia, Sapotaceae; sand and laterite mix,. Erect herb
growing on side of creek in moss-covered bank. Calyx green, corolla pink,
stamens red. Silica sample.
K.M. Redden 7233	18 May 2012
With: K.J. Wurdack, E.A. Tripp, A. Radosavljevic, C. Jacobis & J. Ralph
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiara Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
THIS MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE RBG KEW
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SUPPLIER
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