Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Centradenia paradoxa (Kraenzl.) Almeda

Location:

Costa Rica. San José. Disturbed sites and pastured fencerows along C.R. #223 ca 16-24 km S of San Isidro del General. Alt. 945m. (3100 ft.)

Collector(s):

F. Almeda 2693 with , 15 Dec 1975

Description:

Slender laxly branched arching shrub with branches 1-2 m long. Inflorescence multiflowered with flowered pendant at anthesis. Petals white; anthers yellow, straight and closely connivent around the straight exserted style.

Habitat:

Locally common only along very wet seepage areas on steep roadbanks and drainage areas.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02487777
GUID: cdafd123-7ed2-42b6-b7da-1ba17a477991

Distribution:

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