Caamembeca spectabilis (DC.) J.F.B.Pastore

  • Filed As

    Polygalaceae
    Caamembeca spectabilis (DC.) J.F.B.Pastore

  • Collector(s)

    T. W. Henkel 1040 with M. Chin and W. Ryan, 28 Jan 1993

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, south rim, summit ridge, Cipo Mtn, ca. 2-4 km from headwaters of Cipo Creek.

  • Habitat

    Low forest to 10 m, 2 stories; mod. to low epiphyte density, moss and lichens; sandstone soils, overhangs and cliff edges. Dominants: woody composites, Theaceae, melastomes, Malpighiaceae, Annonaceae, bromeliads.

  • Description

    Thin shrub 0.75 m; inner sepals white with lateral lavender patch; petals lavender; lower petal tipped in yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 784536

    Occurrence ID: 53c62cf3-1b60-4f5e-9c4d-0e3767ee6dc1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mts, south rim, summit ridge, Cipo Mtn, ca. 2-4 km from headwaters of Cipo Creek.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

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ßMembeca sßectabiHs (DC.) j.F.B. Pastore
det: J. Richard Abbott (NY), 2016
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Henkel, T.W. 1040
Dominants: woody composites, Theaceae, melastomes,
Malpighiaceae, Annonaceae, bromeliads.
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Polygala spectabilis DC.
Det. J. Wurdack, 1993
GUYANA. Region: Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, south
rim, summit ridge, Cipo Mtn, ca. 2-4 km from
headwaters of Cipo Creek. 04°54'N, 60°05'W. Elev. 1250
m. Low forest to 10 m, 2 stories; mod. to low epiphyte
density, moss and lichens; sandstone soils, overhangs
and cliff edges. Thin shrub 0.75 m; inner sepals white
with lateral lavender patch; petals lavender; lower
petal tipped in yellow.
Henkel, T.W. 1040
With: M. Chin and W. Ryan
28 January 1993
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
00784536