Syngonanthus longipes Gleason
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett, et al. 1953. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (2): 87-160.
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Family
Eriocaulaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Annuals to 1 m. tall, occasional in little wet savanna, 150 m. alt., northwest of the base of Cerro Moriche, Rio Ventuari, Maguire, Cowan & Wurdack 30983. The species was hitherto known only from the Mount Roraima region of British Guiana (Appun 1199, ImThurn 33, Schomburgk 1060) and, in Bolivar, Venezuela, from 1100 m. on Mount Auyan-tepu! (Tate 1329) and from 1220 m. between Santa Teresita de Kavanayen and the base of Ptari-tepui (Steyermark 60304).