Filed As:

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.)
Collector(s):

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.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02514368
GUID: 07097169-8f83-4930-ae15-e9de135a4249
Map:

Coordinates: (-6.9922, -77.6544)

Distribution:

Map all specimens of this taxon
(If georeferenced specimens are available)