Filed As:

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.)

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

Description:

1 m high shrub. Calyx bright red. Corolla blackish-violet. Seen visited by hummingbirds.

Habitat:

Paramo, banks and very wet slopes.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2424303
GUID: cd87f479-f108-4504-b55f-af943e03ea5b

Map:

Coordinates: (-1.78, -78.42)

Distribution:

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