Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Axinaea nitida Cogn.
Melastomataceae
Axinaea nitida Cogn.
Location:
Peru. Amazonas. Chachapoyas Prov. Dist. Chochabamba, forest above town of Cochabamba. Alt. 2700 - 2750 m. (8858 - 9022 ft.)
Peru. Amazonas. Chachapoyas Prov. Dist. Chochabamba, forest above town of Cochabamba. Alt. 2700 - 2750 m. (8858 - 9022 ft.)
Collector(s):
A. Glenn 533 with Rainer W. Bussmann; Carlos Vega Ocaña; G. Chait; and M. Monigatti, 07 Jul 2010
A. Glenn 533 with Rainer W. Bussmann; Carlos Vega Ocaña; G. Chait; and M. Monigatti, 07 Jul 2010
Description:
3-6 m tall treelet; stems and petioles bright red with scattered papillus, light brown indumentum, stipular flaps missing; leaf base with pronounced 1 cm long by 4 mm wide petiolar flaps folded to the abaxial side of leaf, base of major veins dark red; inflorescence both axilliary and terminal with 3-5 branching levels with 40-80 flowers per inflorescence; calyx lips with green dots; flowers globular, 1.5-2 cm wide, magneta when young, light purple when mature, another appendages bright yellow, rounded acting as bellows; largest leaves 15-17 cm long by 8-10 cm wide.
3-6 m tall treelet; stems and petioles bright red with scattered papillus, light brown indumentum, stipular flaps missing; leaf base with pronounced 1 cm long by 4 mm wide petiolar flaps folded to the abaxial side of leaf, base of major veins dark red; inflorescence both axilliary and terminal with 3-5 branching levels with 40-80 flowers per inflorescence; calyx lips with green dots; flowers globular, 1.5-2 cm wide, magneta when young, light purple when mature, another appendages bright yellow, rounded acting as bellows; largest leaves 15-17 cm long by 8-10 cm wide.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 02514361
GUID: 00890b23-5b56-4d75-ab99-7762a57ea6c5
NY Barcode: 02514361
GUID: 00890b23-5b56-4d75-ab99-7762a57ea6c5
Map:
Coordinates: (-6.9222, -77.8989)
Coordinates: (-6.9222, -77.8989)