Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Tibouchina fothergillae (DC.) Cogn.
Melastomataceae
Tibouchina fothergillae (DC.) Cogn.
Location:
Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Nova Friburgo Mun. Distrito de Mury. Serra dos Orgãos. Estrada da Torre Repetidora (the Sistema Brasileiro Televisão TV tower) south of Nova Friburgo on an unnamed peak west of Pico da Caledônia. Alt. 1420 - 1847 m. (4659 - 6060 ft.)
Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Nova Friburgo Mun. Distrito de Mury. Serra dos Orgãos. Estrada da Torre Repetidora (the Sistema Brasileiro Televisão TV tower) south of Nova Friburgo on an unnamed peak west of Pico da Caledônia. Alt. 1420 - 1847 m. (4659 - 6060 ft.)
Collector(s):
F. Almeda 9747 with A. B. Martins, P. W. Fritsch, J. L. M. Aranha Filho, C. Bush, R. Belinello, 08 Mar 2009
F. Almeda 9747 with A. B. Martins, P. W. Fritsch, J. L. M. Aranha Filho, C. Bush, R. Belinello, 08 Mar 2009
Description:
Shrub or small tree to 5 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Petals purple with a white patch at the base. Upper style and stigma white. Filaments pinkish white. Androecium otherwise purplish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Shrub or small tree to 5 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Petals purple with a white patch at the base. Upper style and stigma white. Filaments pinkish white. Androecium otherwise purplish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Cloud forest vegetation. Growing below 1700 m elevation. Common.
Cloud forest vegetation. Growing below 1700 m elevation. Common.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 01164720
GUID: b65eb634-daf6-40cf-acd8-4253b90119e9
NY Barcode: 01164720
GUID: b65eb634-daf6-40cf-acd8-4253b90119e9
Map:
Coordinates: (-22.3595, -42.5736)
Coordinates: (-22.3595, -42.5736)