Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Brachyotum seorsum Wurdack ( holotype )
Melastomataceae
Brachyotum seorsum Wurdack ( holotype )
Location:
Ecuador. Azuay. N and NW of the Páramo del Castillo (ca. 6-8 km N-NE of Sevilla de Oro). Alt. 3048 - 3413.8 m. (10000 - 11200 ft.)
Ecuador. Azuay. N and NW of the Páramo del Castillo (ca. 6-8 km N-NE of Sevilla de Oro). Alt. 3048 - 3413.8 m. (10000 - 11200 ft.)
Description:
Straggling shrubs to 4 m (lower on paramo, but just coming into bud); leaves deep green above, pale-ochraceous below; hypanthium dull crimson; pubescence nigrescent; corolla narrowly urceolate in outline at anthesis; body of petals suffused with pink; veins deep red; margin greenish-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Straggling shrubs to 4 m (lower on paramo, but just coming into bud); leaves deep green above, pale-ochraceous below; hypanthium dull crimson; pubescence nigrescent; corolla narrowly urceolate in outline at anthesis; body of petals suffused with pink; veins deep red; margin greenish-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Páramo and sub-páramo area.
Páramo and sub-páramo area.
Other:
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 221469
GUID: 3d11228b-ac75-4dad-8bff-02b9e3e7de4e
NY Barcode: 221469
GUID: 3d11228b-ac75-4dad-8bff-02b9e3e7de4e