Filed As:

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.)

Collector(s):

W. H. Camp E 5161 with , 31 Aug 1945

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.

Habitat:

Páramo and sub-páramo area.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 221469
GUID: 3d11228b-ac75-4dad-8bff-02b9e3e7de4e

Distribution:

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