Miconia ceramicarpa var. candolleana Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ceramicarpa var. candolleana Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 89096, 05 Feb 1961 - 08 Feb 1961

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Cloud forest on summit of southeast - facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms N of Tumeremo, vicinity of Deborah. Altiplanicie de Nuria.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3270793

    Occurrence ID: 6d05e4a8-20c7-408e-8e07-8b5440f1645f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Cloud forest on summit of southeast - facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms N of Tumeremo, vicinity of Deborah. Altiplanicie de Nuria

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 650 m. (1969 - 2133 ft.)

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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botanical
ITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical Exploration
ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA
,89096 Miconia ceramicarpa (DC.) Cogn,
Det.: J.J. Wurdack, I96I1
Herb suffruticose 1 m. tall; leaves membranous, dark green
above, dull green, below with pale rose nerves; petioles
and rachis of inflorescence coral-red; hypanthium orange-
red when mature; calyx at first greenish-white; petals
white; fruit blue-purple.
Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho,
N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms. N. of Tumeremo, vicinity of Deborah.
Altiplanicie de Nuria, alt. 600-650 m.
Julian A. Steyermark___February 5-8, 1961
Field work supported in part by funds provided by the Institute Botanico, the National Science Found-
ation and The New York Botanical Garden,
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