Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin

Melastomataceae
Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin
Det. F.A. Michelangeli, X 2007
GUYANA. Amatuk Falls on left bank of Potaro near village. 165 m
5°18'14.9"N 59°18'54.8"W. Riparian forest with boulders around falls.
Mixed brown and white sand. To 0.5 m; main axis barely woody. Roots
fibrous and shallow. Petioles and primary veins purple-tinted.
Inflorescences delicate, flowers solitary on long filiform pedicels.
Pedicels and calyx green. Petals white, anthers and style purple. Silica
sample (2).
K. J. Wurdack 4270	6 September 2006
With: C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. Hinchliff & K. Redden
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
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