Leandra

5A
m
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Melastomataceae
GUYANA. Bonasika Bauxite Site #2. Forest between Demerara and
Essequibo Rivers. Along road, one end at 6°29'39.1" and 58°30' 514" 31
53 m 6°29'37.2"N 58°30'30.2MW. White sand / laterite mix. Erect herb.
Entire plant covered in cinnamon-brown trichomes. Infructescence
terminal, paniculate, capsules green. Silica sample.
K.M. Redden 6794	23 June 2010
With: K. Wurdack, S. Alexander, C. Perry, C. Jacobis, D. Hunter, V.
Roland & H. Hunter
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
04297714