Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea merianiae (DC.) Triana

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. Cordillera de Alpachaca. Alt. 2896m. (9501 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. H. Camp E-529 with , 01 Oct 1944

Description:

Shrub 2 m. Veins of leaves bright red. Buds deep red; petals pale purplish inside, reddish-purple outside. Anther sacs yellow, appendages black-purple. When fresh, hypanthium and especially calyx region considerably more sharply angled than #527, and somewhat more than #528.

Habitat:

Rolling dry hills above Río Leon.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 2450622
GUID: 336c1b41-fb2c-4a95-8b2f-183904f683e3

Distribution:

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