Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea quitensis Benoist

All Determinations:

Axinaea quitensis Benoist det. R. Fernandez Hilario, 2024

Axinaea macrophylla (Naudin) Triana, Jun 2004
Note: ! E. Cotton, June 2004.

Location:

Ecuador. Loja. Old road Catamayo-Loja, km 8.2. Alt. 2690m. (8825 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. P. Lewis 3540 with , 15 Sep 1997

Description:

Tree, 7-8 m x 20 cm diam., flat-crowned; petioles purplish red, leaves semi-coriaceous, dark green glossy above, paler and dull below; calyces green, corollas pink, anthers yellow glossy, anther spur pink, styles white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Small pocket of bosque humedo andino. Rare.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02450478
GUID: 503966c5-7fbf-4f63-b072-19f9e8c58362

Map:

Coordinates: (-3.98, -79.27)

Distribution:

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