Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3312 with E. Cotton, 20 May 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Cajanuma, El Mirador.

  • Habitat

    Vegetation: Elfin ericaceous scrub with dwarf trees above bosque humedo montano. Locally common on ridge top.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1 m; leaves semi-coriaceous, grass-green glossy above, slightly paler and dull below; calyces greenish with the upper third and teeth dark purple, petals creamish white, filaments and anthers white. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1652970

    Occurrence ID: e88f2b84-8d2f-439b-943c-1dcb4b72820e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana det E. Cotton, Apr 1999
    Note: "det in dupl."

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Cajanuma, El Mirador.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3000 m. (9843 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.1164, -79.1831

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