Tabernaemontana rupicola Benth.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Cuyuni-Mazaruni

• Locality

  Meamu River.

• Elevation

  Alt. 75 m. (246 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.26603, -60.4052

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana rupicola Benth.
Det. W.C. Allen, II 2013
GUYANA. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Meamu River. 75 m. 6°15'57.7"N
60°24'18.7"W. Riparian vegetation. Macrolobium, Inga, Myrtaceae,
Melastomes dominant,. Small tree 3m tall. White latex present in stems
and leaves. Inflor terminal, loosely paniculate. Calyx green. Corolla
white with purple throat.
K.M. Redden 5767	22 March 2007
With: C. Perry, D. Singh & P. Benjamin
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
03809102