Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea ninakurorum Bussmann & Paniagua ( isotype )
All Determinations:

Axinaea ninakurorum Bussmann & Paniagua
Note: Basionym

Location:

Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. District Bolivar. Cloud forest surrounding "Pampa Hermosa" around old Chacha and Inca settlement,. Alt. 2400m. (7874 ft.)
Collector(s):

R. W. Bussmann 17067 with Narel Paniagua Zambrana, Carlos Vega Ocaña & L. Cotrina P., 24 May 2011
Description:

Singular treelet between cut Cedrela, 4-5 m tall. Leaves inflorescence with 12-20 branches; flowers 80-110 per raceme, upright, petals pink, sterile anthers dark purple, fertile anthers magenta, flowers 5-merous, 3 cm wide, wide open nodes without scutellum. Leaves 15-30 cm long, 8-15 cm wide, 5 veined including nerves at margin, with stellate light brown indumentum; leaf base with broad scutellum, not auriculate. Bark peeling in large flakes. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

With high amount of old Cedrela.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02059485
GUID: 7ba6b9f5-7aa6-493a-bab3-4b800d4312f0
Map:

Coordinates: (-6.9922, -77.6544)

Distribution:

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