Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea nitida Cogn.

Location:

Peru. Amazonas. Chachapoyas Prov. Cerros Calla Calla, east side, 19 km above Leimebamba on the road to Balsas. Alt. 3100m. (10170 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. C. Hutchison 5590 with J. Kenneth Wright, 07 Jun 1964

Description:

Tree to 8 m. with straight naked trunk for 7 m. Gray bark. Crowned by foliate branches 1-1.5 m long. Apical branches, pedicels and 3 primary veins wine-red. Leaves dark green. Flowers lavender-red with yellow anther sacs. Branches just below the leafing area darkened and exfoliated, revealing light brown subsurface.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02450640
GUID: 1ce473b1-4634-49cd-8fdd-a7018cf3cc00

Distribution:

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