Miconia Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia

  • Collector(s)

    R. J. Evans 3033 with Heather Peckham & Lúcia G. Lohmann, 2/7/1998

  • Location

    Suriname. Sipaliwini. Summit of Tafelberg. Between Lisa Creek and Augustus Creek, ca. 100 m from western rim of the tepui.

  • Description

    Shrub, ca. 2.5 m tall; flowers with reddish pubescent, green calyx; petals, stamens, & style white; fruit purple, broadly ellipsoidal, 7 mm long, 5 mm in dia., with reddish pubescence.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05115141

    Occurrence ID: 7b2e61ff-e032-4b73-8fe2-d1335122592f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Sipaliwini

  • Locality

    Summit of Tafelberg. Between Lisa Creek and Augustus Creek, ca. 100 m from western rim of the tepui.

  • Coordinates

    3.925, -56.1972

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

SURINAME
MELASTOMATACEAE
Sipaliwini
Summit, of Tafelberg. Between Lisa
Creek and Augustus Creek, ca. 100 m
from western rim of the tepui,
03°55*30MN 056°11'50"W	575	m
Low, wet, mossy, epiphytic, primary
elfin forest on sandy soil. Shrub, ca.
2.5 m tall; flowers with reddish
pubescent, green calyx; petals,
stamens, & style white; fruit purple,
broadly ellipsoidal, 7 mm long, 5 mm
in dia., with reddish pubescence.
2 July 1998
Randy Evans,
Heather Peckham & Lucia Lohmann 3033
Field work supported by NIH, NSF & USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
05115141