Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea merianiae (DC.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. Páramo de Tinajillas, 12.5-32 km S of Cumbre. Alt. 3100 - 3400 m. (10170 - 11155 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 11239 with Elvira Cotton, 26 Jan 1985

Description:

Shrub to treelet to 4 m tall. Twigs and leaves beneath silvery lepidote. Veins beneath maroon. Calyx green suffused with maroon. Petals dark pink in bud becoming pale violet. Filaments pale violet; anthers yellow; spurs black. Capsules brown.

Habitat:

Shrub páramo.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450588
GUID: 7b7fc02f-0350-4b03-9047-0179d1205a1d

Map:

Coordinates: (-3.17, -79.08)

Distribution:

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