Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Brachyotum confertum (Bonpl.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. Páramo de Tinajillas and surrounding chaparral and forests, 30-50 km S of Cuenca. Alt. 3048 - 3200 m. (10000 - 10499 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. H. Camp E-2098 with , 7 March 45

Description:

Lvs very deep green above, yellowish-green below. Bracts red, outer green-tipped. Hypanthium lobes yellow, covered with golden hairs. Corolla purple-nigrescent. Filaments purple-red, anthers pale yellow, style crimson. Outer petals never expand, remaining clasped forming tube with slightly narrowed orifice. Fls. pendant. It was found that a slight pressure or disturbance of corolla "tube" caused a spurt of pollen under dry atmospheric conditions.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2424384
GUID: b689b3ba-8e47-4320-9e8b-8f633f0e3c50

Distribution:

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