Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Astronia viridifolia Elmer ( isotype )
Melastomataceae
Astronia viridifolia Elmer ( isotype )
Location:
Philippines. Capiz. Sibuyan: Magallanes, Mt. Giting-Giting, along the Patos River. Alt. 304.8 m. (1000 ft.)
Philippines. Capiz. Sibuyan: Magallanes, Mt. Giting-Giting, along the Patos River. Alt. 304.8 m. (1000 ft.)
Description:
Slender, erect tree; stem 5 in. thick, 15 ft. high, with main branches arising from below the middle; wood dingy yellowish-white, rather soft, odorless and without taste; bark thin, yellowish, flaking in thin scales; main branches ascending, numerously rebranched; the ultimate ones relatively short, subhorizontal, repeatedly branched from the lower side, with ascending leafy tips; petioles reddish, blades gracefully recurved, mostly descending, coriaceous, flat or only shallowly folded upon the velvety dark-green upper side, much paler or even yellowish-green beneath; inflorescence erect, dull red except the orange-red anthers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Slender, erect tree; stem 5 in. thick, 15 ft. high, with main branches arising from below the middle; wood dingy yellowish-white, rather soft, odorless and without taste; bark thin, yellowish, flaking in thin scales; main branches ascending, numerously rebranched; the ultimate ones relatively short, subhorizontal, repeatedly branched from the lower side, with ascending leafy tips; petioles reddish, blades gracefully recurved, mostly descending, coriaceous, flat or only shallowly folded upon the velvety dark-green upper side, much paler or even yellowish-green beneath; inflorescence erect, dull red except the orange-red anthers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
In reddish soil of a moist wooded bank along the Patos River.
In reddish soil of a moist wooded bank along the Patos River.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 221351
GUID: 144481d7-104a-45d9-afff-5545889108ef
NY Barcode: 221351
GUID: 144481d7-104a-45d9-afff-5545889108ef