Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. S. Cowan 2177 with T. R. Soderstrom, 15 Mar 1962 - 16 Mar 1962

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Kaieteur Plateau. Forest along Mure-mure Creek to ca. 3 miles above mouth.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3271013

    Occurrence ID: 6bc8e7d5-738f-48db-b84e-7f17b0fbcc05

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Kaieteur Plateau. Forest along Mure-mure Creek to ca. 3 miles above mouth

  • Elevation

    Alt. 427 m. (1401 ft.)

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From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
No. 2177
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
Kaieteur Plateau
Miconia •virgolata Gleason
Locally frequent shrub 2-3 m. tall at marsh forest
edge. Upper surface of leaves glossy green, the lower
glossy purple. Petals pink, stamens purple«
Forest along Mure-mure Creek to ca. 3 miles above mouth, ca. 1400 ft. elevation.
R. S. Cowan
and	March 15-16, 1962
T. R. Söderström
Det- J. J. Wardack 1963
Collected on the Smithsonian Institution Botany-Exhibits Expedition of 1962
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