Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Axinaea mertensioides Wurdack
Melastomataceae
Axinaea mertensioides Wurdack
Location:
Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. Dist. Bolivar. Around old Chacha and Inca settlement. Alt. 2400m. (7874 ft.)
Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. Dist. Bolivar. Around old Chacha and Inca settlement. Alt. 2400m. (7874 ft.)
Collector(s):
R. W. Bussmann 17123 with Narel Paniagua Zambrana; Carlos Vega Ocaña; and L. Cotrina P., 24 May 2011
R. W. Bussmann 17123 with Narel Paniagua Zambrana; Carlos Vega Ocaña; and L. Cotrina P., 24 May 2011
Description:
3-4 m tall treelet. Stems with wooly, light brown indumentum. Nodes with large enrolled scutellar flap, 5-10 cm long, 10-20 mm wide. Leaves 5-13 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, plininervedm with 5 main and 2 faint nerves. No auricles. Petioles 2-5 cm long. Inflorescence with 7-9 main branches, pendulous, 20-25 cm long. Flowers 4, rarely 5-merous, petals 5 mm long, pale pink, anthers bright yellow with red connective, 90-130 flowers per inflorescence.
3-4 m tall treelet. Stems with wooly, light brown indumentum. Nodes with large enrolled scutellar flap, 5-10 cm long, 10-20 mm wide. Leaves 5-13 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, plininervedm with 5 main and 2 faint nerves. No auricles. Petioles 2-5 cm long. Inflorescence with 7-9 main branches, pendulous, 20-25 cm long. Flowers 4, rarely 5-merous, petals 5 mm long, pale pink, anthers bright yellow with red connective, 90-130 flowers per inflorescence.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 02514331
GUID: 28ddf179-e092-4df4-960b-9540e59da8bb
NY Barcode: 02514331
GUID: 28ddf179-e092-4df4-960b-9540e59da8bb
Map:
Coordinates: (-6.9922, -77.6544)
Coordinates: (-6.9922, -77.6544)