Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea merianiae (DC.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Loja. Cuenca-Loja road. 26 km N of Saraguro. Alt. 3060m. (10039 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. E. Clemants 2227 with Jef D. Boeke; Noel H. Holmgren; and Steve Criasfulli, 28 Jul 1982

Description:

Shrub to 2 m, petals purple, anther sacs yellow, anther tubes black, when squeezed the anthers release first yellow pollen then a drop of nectar.

Habitat:

Shrubby subparamo.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450619
GUID: e87cddcd-1340-484f-904e-a727dcfc8041

Distribution:

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