Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Brachyotum alpinum Cogn.
Melastomataceae
Brachyotum alpinum Cogn.
Location:
Ecuador. Chimborazo. Chimborazo/Morona-Santiago border. Trail Alao-Huamboya, around the pass, between Cuspipaccha on E slope. Alt. 3550 - 3950 m. (11647 - 12959 ft.)
Ecuador. Chimborazo. Chimborazo/Morona-Santiago border. Trail Alao-Huamboya, around the pass, between Cuspipaccha on E slope. Alt. 3550 - 3950 m. (11647 - 12959 ft.)
Collector(s):
B. Øllgaard 38258 with L. Holm-Nielsen; N.H.B. Andreasen; B. Boysen Larsen; L.P. Kvist; and A.R. Jensen, 07 May 1982
B. Øllgaard 38258 with L. Holm-Nielsen; N.H.B. Andreasen; B. Boysen Larsen; L.P. Kvist; and A.R. Jensen, 07 May 1982
Description:
1 m high shrub. Calyx bright red. Corolla blackish-violet. Seen visited by hummingbirds.
1 m high shrub. Calyx bright red. Corolla blackish-violet. Seen visited by hummingbirds.
Habitat:
Paramo, banks and very wet slopes.
Paramo, banks and very wet slopes.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 2424303
GUID: cd87f479-f108-4504-b55f-af943e03ea5b
NY Barcode: 2424303
GUID: cd87f479-f108-4504-b55f-af943e03ea5b
Map:
Coordinates: (-1.78, -78.42)
Coordinates: (-1.78, -78.42)