Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Axinaea tomentosa Cogn.
All Determinations:

Axinaea tomentosa Cogn. det. R. Fernandez Hilario, 2024

Axinaea glandulosa Ruiz & Pav.

Location:

Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. Dist. Bolivar. Cloud forest surrounding "Pampa Hermosa" around old Chacha and Inca settlement. Alt. 3000m. (9842 ft.)
Collector(s):

R. W. Bussmann 17072 with Narel Paniagua Zambrana; Carlos Vega Ocaña; and L. Cotrina P., 24 May 2011
Description:

2-4 m tall treelet. Young stems with coarse 2-3 mm long light brown indumentum. Flowers 40-50 [sic] in dense inflorescence with 3-4 main branches. Petals bright magenta. Leaves 10-20 cm long, 5-10 cm wide base with pronounced auricles. Notes without scutellum. Leaves with 7 nerves, including 2 faint aat margins.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02514370
GUID: 6ef51894-913e-4229-81e4-c51ac5cb6c57
Map:

Coordinates: (-7.0353, -77.6747)

Distribution:

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