Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Brachyotum ecuadorense Wurdack ( holotype )

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. "Oriente" Border: Eastern Cordillera, between Oña and the río Yacuambi (crest). Alt. 10000 - 11200 m. (32808 - 36745 ft.)

Collector(s):

F. Prieto P 307 with , 10-19 Sep 1945

Description:

Plant single-stemmrd below, branched above, 0.5 m; leaves deep-green above; all part of the plant with minute processes, on petals limited to the base of midvein; fl;oral bracts, hypanthium, and sepal lobes red; corolla tubular-urceolate in outline, nigrescent (by very strong transmitted light, petal color deep magenta-purple); filaments deep rose-magenta, anthers sulfer-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 221457
GUID: 6bca8614-27b9-4107-bf59-fe25baf2324f

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Coordinates of midpoint were calculated as the center point between centers of Oña and río Yacuambi. Linear extent was calculated as halved distance between the city centers (13670 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 13682
Coordinates: (-3.47872, -79.0455)

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