Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn. -
Collector(s)
G. Eiten 6040 with W. D. Clayton, 13 Feb 1965
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Location
Brazil. São Paulo. Itapecerica da Serra Mun. Along the Sao Paulo-Regisrto highway (BR-2), ca. 40 km SW of turnoff to village of Sao Lourenço da Serra.
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Habitat
8 m. tall secondary forest on mountain side.
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Description
Tree 6 m. tall, base of trunk 30 cm diam., dividing 6 dm up into several erect trunks up to 15 cm diam. Open flowers 5.5 cm diam. Petals open white with light violet tips, gradually turn violet-pink, then violet-rose. Filaments & styles light greenish-white (the filaments with purple hairs halfway up) in newly open flowers, then gradually turn light violet. Anthers greenish-white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 558348
Occurrence ID: ed9adc34-c38d-4218-a698-6b150ecd547b
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn. det J. J. Wurdack, 1977
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
São Paulo
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County/Municipio
Itapecerica da Serra Mun.
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Locality
Along the Sao Paulo-Regisrto highway (BR-2), ca. 40 km SW of turnoff to village of Sao Lourenço da Serra
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Elevation
Alt. 750 m. (2461 ft.)
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Coordinates
-23.95, -47.075
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Distribution
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Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn.