Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Axinaea mertensioides Wurdack
Melastomataceae
Axinaea mertensioides Wurdack
Location:
Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. Dist. Bolivar. Cloud forest surrounding "Pampa Hermosa" around old Chacha and Inca settlement. Alt. 2400m. (7874 ft.)
Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. Dist. Bolivar. Cloud forest surrounding "Pampa Hermosa" 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 cm wide, plininerved, with 5 main and two faint marginal 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 cm wide, plininerved, with 5 main and two faint marginal 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: 02514368
GUID: 07097169-8f83-4930-ae15-e9de135a4249
NY Barcode: 02514368
GUID: 07097169-8f83-4930-ae15-e9de135a4249
Map:
Coordinates: (-6.9922, -77.6544)
Coordinates: (-6.9922, -77.6544)