Syngonanthus longipes Gleason

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02886498
BOTANICAL
GUYANA. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Kako River, savanna behind Camp 3. 494
m. 5°33'33.6"N 60°47'4"W. Ochnaceae, Dimorphandra, Bonnetia
dominant trees; Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Melastomataceae in
understory. Erect herb. Basal rosette green with purple venation.
Inflorescence scapose, subtended by whorl of leaves (like basal rosette).
Individual inflorescence on 15cm pedicel. Involucre brown. Flowers
cream. Silica sample.
K.J. Wurdack 5013	16 May 2009
With: K. Redden, C. Perry, E. Zimmerman, D. Hunter, T. Hunter & V.
Roland
PLANTS OF THE GUI AN AS
Eriocaulaceae
Syngonanthus longipes Gleason
Det. N. Hensold (F.), 2011
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
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