Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea merianiae (DC.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. El Oro. Manu-Guanasan, km 17. Alt. 3150m. (10335 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. P. Lewis 3685 with B. Merino; and N. Aguirre, 06 Nov 1997

Description:

Shrub 1-1.5 m; leaves coriaceous, dark green tinged purplish; calyces thick, yellowish red with a green central spot on each lobe, fleshy petals and filaments white tinged pale pinkish lavender, anthers ochre-brown with a black spur.

Habitat:

Tussuck grass paramio with rocky outcrops and steep slopes.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450604
GUID: 52408534-6fa2-4562-ab74-130e91c84710

Distribution:

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