Leandra procumbens Ule

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Leandra procumbens Ule

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffman 3141 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. Trailing shrub; stems with black to red hairs; inflor. rachis wine-red. Leaves light green with purple veins below, green to red green above, coriaceous. Calyx black red; corolla light purple; anthers cream; filaments dark pink; style grading white to dark pink distally; fruit dark metallic blue, subglobose, to 0.6 x 1.0 cm. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01796781

    Occurrence ID: 67d1f6d3-a31f-40fe-9f7d-cb55045192d0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Leandra procumbens Ule 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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