Herbarium Specimen Details

Acisanthera erecta
Family Name Melastomataceae
Currently Accepted Name Acisanthera erecta J. St.-Hil. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Mar 2012
Determination History
Acisanthera quadrata Pers.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Picayune Strand State Forest. 1.82 km W of SW 86th Street, 8.43 km S of I-75, 21.5 air km SE of downtown Naples. 26° 4' 40" N 81° 35' 19" W
Description Locally common; corolla pink, 5-merous.
Habitat In fire breaks and recently burned hydric flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. W. Woodmansee 1766
with M. Barry, J. Mahoney, E. Fleites, A. Peck
Collection Date 06 Oct 2006
Accession Number 261619
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