Miconia rupestris Ule

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia cf. rupestris Ule

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffman 3133 with T. Henkel, 1 Nov 1992

  • Location

    Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mountains; NE plateau of Mt. Ayanganna.

  • Habitat

    Open scrub, trees to 8 m; moist slopes, small plateaus. Clusia, Melastomataceae, Malpighiaceae, Arecaceae, and Asteraceae dominants. Occasional bamboo thickets. Sandstone talus and boulders.

  • Description

    Shrub. Shrub, bushy to 1 m; leaves greenish yellow; twigs, petioles, peduncles dark pink; corolla white. Fruit white to blue green with purple patches. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1653860

    Occurrence ID: d73d6752-0595-4403-bd6c-f7cb62001d0d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia rupestris Ule, cf., det J. J. Wurdack, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Cuyuni-Mazaruni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mountains; NE plateau of Mt. Ayanganna

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 - 1650 m. (4921 - 5413 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.39167, -59.975

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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