Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea merianiae (DC.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. 100 km from Loja along Panamerican Highway to Cuenca. Alt. 853m. (2799 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Maguire 61678 with Celia K. Maguire, 10 Sep 1969

Description:

Shrub to 2 m, buds purple, petals 5, exteriorily purple, interiorily white, anthers yellow (eaten by insect).

Habitat:

Common in subpáramo.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450605
GUID: 1ef15f0a-87ef-4754-868b-c4f8a8e3cf4e

Distribution:

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