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Retiniphyllum scabrum Benth.
Det. R. Cortés, 2003
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Shrub to 10 ft. high. Flowers crimson; fruit an
almost black berry.
Low open woods with moss on tree- and shrub-bases
and many shrubs with lichens interspersed in
patches.
Edo. Bolivar: rio Tehuanen camp between Kavanayen and Ptari-tepui, ca.
1240 m. alt.
12-13 August 1970
H. E. Moore, Jr., J. D. Ambrose, R. E. Dietz IV, D. H. Pfister No. 9697
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