Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea merianiae (DC.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Loja. Along main road 1-5 km N of entrance to Refugio Carboncillo. Alt. 2900m. (9514 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. Lægaard 18948 with , 26 Jun 1998

Description:

Shrub, ca 1.5 m high, ca 1 m broad, flowers whitish-rosa, carnose. The 10 anthers are brownish, the appendices purplish-black.

Habitat:

In dry scrub and grass páramo, mostly regularly burned.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450614
GUID: 92f53a7f-1eac-4f03-bf83-8073ab844d83

Map:

Coordinates: (-3.55, -79.25)

Distribution:

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