Mandevilla benthamii (A.DC.) K.Schum.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Cuyuni-Mazaruni

• Locality

  Kako River vicinity, above Kako Village, near Camp 3, ca. 22 air km east of Tulameng summit (summit 1534m, N 5°33,27.1", W 60°59'34.7").

• Elevation

  Alt. 493 m. (1617 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.55931, -60.782

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Apocynaceae
Mandevilla benthamii (A. DC.) K. Schum.
Det. C.L. Kelloff, VI2011
GUYANA. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Kako River vicinity, above Kako Village,
near Camp 3, ca. 22 air km east of Tulameng summit (summit 1534m, N
5°33,27.1", W 60°59'34.7"). 493 m. 5°33'33.5,,N 60o46’55.2"W. White
sand savanna with sandstone rock outcrops. Dimorphandra dominant on
shrub islands and drier parts. Grading to wet areas with standing water.
Central part recently burned. Common. White latex in all plant parts.
Leaves ascending. Inflor/infructescence terminal. Calyx green, corolla
yellow-orange, fruits 2-parted, attached apically, red. Silica sample.
K.J. Wurdack 5193	1 July 2010
With: K. Redden, S. Alexander, C. Perry, C. Jacobis, D. Hunter, V.
Roland & H. Hunter
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
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