Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin

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The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Det. F. A. Michelangeli
X-z oil
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
GUYANA. Region: Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Below 1st escarpment (of four)
of Kamakusa Mt., Partang Airstrip (presently non-operational) and
vicinity. 750 m. 5°49'26.3"N 60°13'30.3"W. Savanna and surrounding
forest. Rock, white sand, and laterite. Herb, woody at base, to lm.
Leaves purple underneath. Hypanthium green, teeth purplish; petals
white, anthers purple. Silica sample.
KJ. Wurdack 5700	22 May 2012
With: K.M. Redden, E.A. Tripp, A. Radosavljevic, C. Jacobis & J.
Ralph
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)