Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea
All Determinations:

Axinaea det. R. Fernandez Hilario, 2024

Axinaea macrophylla (Naudin) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Loja. Finca of the Calderón family, taking a trail NE from Mercadillo towards the crest. Alt. 1800m. (5905 ft.)
Collector(s):

E. Cotton 1606 with with Henrik Balslev; Santos Calderón; Mats Gustafsson; Kristian Kyed; and Jens Elgaard Madsen, 13 Aug 2000
Description:

Tree, 4 m tall. Hypanthium green. Petals rose-lilac outside, lighter green inside. Filaments and style cream-white; anthers very dark wine-erd, almost black; connective appendage very light creamy yellow. Only one tree seen.
Habitat:

Cloud forest remnants close to the house.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450549
GUID: 3ea53bb9-73ee-4756-a0ac-c3b7224d4d60
Map:

Coordinates: (-4, -79.95)

Distribution:

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