Bertolonia Raddi

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Bertolonia

  • Collector(s)

    T. W. Henkel 4376 with R. Williams, S. Fratello, L. Williams, 13 Nov 1993

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung, toe slope 0.5-2 km NW from northern escarpment.

  • Habitat

    Growing creekside. Mixed cloud forest. Soils thick organic matter on brown sand with occasional sandstone boulders.

  • Description

    Shrub. Sprawling shrub to 1 m; flowers white; with cream anthers.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4239395

    Occurrence ID: 1a20dbeb-861c-477e-825f-798d881a3c3b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertolonia Raddi det F. Almeda, May 2005

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung, toe slope 0.5-2 km NW from northern escarpment

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 - 1400 m. (4265 - 4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.06667, -59.8833

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
Bertolonieae
Det. F. Almeda & D. Penneys, V 2005
GUYANA. Potaro-Siparuni Region. Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung,
toe slope 0.5-2 km NW from northern escarpment. Elevation: 1300-
MOO m. 5°4'N 59°53'W. Mixed cloud forest; soils thick organic matter
on brown sand with occasional sandstone boulders. Sprawling shrub to 1
m; flowers white; with cream anthers. Growing creekside.
T.W. Henkel 4376	13 November 1993
With: R. Williams, S. Fratello & L. Williams
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
04239395