Comolia lythrarioides Naudin

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett, et al. 1953. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (2): 87-160.

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • Scientific Name

    Comolia lythrarioides Naudin

  • Description

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    Species Description - Subherbaceous perennial up to 5 dm. tall, flowers purple.

  • Distribution

    Mossy wet banks along rocks, Danta Falls, Rio Cuao, Maguire & Politi 27351. Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas.

    Venezuela South America| Trinidad and Tobago South America| French Guiana South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America|