Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Axinaea costaricensis Cogn.
Melastomataceae
Axinaea costaricensis Cogn.
Location:
Venezuela. Lara. South- and Southwest facing slopes at Palojosco above Los Aposentos, above Humocaro Bajo,. Alt. 724m. (2375 ft.)
Venezuela. Lara. South- and Southwest facing slopes at Palojosco above Los Aposentos, above Humocaro Bajo,. Alt. 724m. (2375 ft.)
Description:
Anthers on one side making flowers zygomorphic; tumid, creamy white; appendage dull wine red; filaments, style, stigma, and petals crimson scarlet; pedicals pale green; ovary white; infloresecences appearing like bright flames among the foliage; the tree 50 feet tall; trunk 10 inches in diameter; leaves pale browish-buff on nerves below, dark green above, firmly. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Anthers on one side making flowers zygomorphic; tumid, creamy white; appendage dull wine red; filaments, style, stigma, and petals crimson scarlet; pedicals pale green; ovary white; infloresecences appearing like bright flames among the foliage; the tree 50 feet tall; trunk 10 inches in diameter; leaves pale browish-buff on nerves below, dark green above, firmly. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Moist Cloud Forest.
Moist Cloud Forest.
Other:
Specimen Notes: Canilla de venado
Specimen Notes: Canilla de venado
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 2450434
GUID: e279ab0d-c3c0-4580-8229-ba7ed40cd748
NY Barcode: 2450434
GUID: e279ab0d-c3c0-4580-8229-ba7ed40cd748