Leandra divaricata (Naudin) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Leandra divaricata (Naudin) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    K. J. Wurdack 4353 with C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. Hinchliff, K. Redden, 11 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Eagle Mountain. OMIA Mining Camp and adjacent areas.

  • Habitat

    Deep forest with patches of secondary forest due to abandon mines. Eperua, Dicymbe, Rubiaceae, and Piperaceae dominant.

  • Description

    Shrub. Small woody shrub to 0.6 m. Upper surface of leaves white with appressed trichomes. Inflorescence terminal, subinflorescences appearing cymose. Petals white; anthers white, erect. Fruit deep blue berry, edible, crunchy but not juicy. Fruit red before maturing deep blue. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    "Silica sample (1)."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164844

    Occurrence ID: 4a8e426e-584f-4ea0-9766-120cd9359154

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Eagle Mountain. OMIA Mining Camp and adjacent areas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 383 m. (1257 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.20511, -59.1163

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Location Notes

    [The name given in this record as the region was not specified as such on the label, but was inferred from the label's locality data.]

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The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Leandra v^cic^'f-v C ojuM* J
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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
GUYANA. Eagle Mountain. OMIA Mining Camp and adjacent areas.
383 m 5°12'18.4"N 59°6'58.8"W. Deep forest with patches of secondary
forest due to abandon mines. Eperua, Dicymbe, Rubiaceae, and
Piperaceae dominant. Small woody shrub to 0.6 m. Upper surface of
leaves white with appressed trichomes. Inflorescence terminal,
subinflorescences appearing cymose. Petals white; anthers white, erect.
Fruit deep blue berry, edible, crunchy but not juicy. Fruit red before
maturing deep blue. Silica sample (1).
K.J. Wurdack 4353	11 September 2006
With: C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. Hinchliff & K. Redden
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
01164844