Macairea aspera N.E.Br.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Macairea aspera N.E.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Torke 513 with Freddy Zenteno, Jorge Eduardo Gonzáles, Jerry Valda & Ramiro Gonzáles, 26 May 2009

  • Location

    Bolivia. La Paz. Abel Iturralde Prov. "Pampas del Madidi" area of the middle reaches of the Rio Madidi basin: "Campamento Permanente" on the N shore of the Rio Madidi, ca. 15.6 linear km NE of the confluence with the Rio Enatahua (Rio Inambari according to one guide), pampas ca. 1.2 km N of camp.

  • Habitat

    Well-drained savanna with scattered trees and tree islands on clay soils, flat terrain.

  • Description

    Shrub, ca. 1 m tall, leaves shiny dark green above, light green beneath, inflorescence axes tan, calyces tannish green, petals light purple, filaments and anthers darker purple; SILICA COLLECTION. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01467253

    Occurrence ID: d1107912-e59b-4f14-84c9-f4c4eb2f0af5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    La Paz

  • County/Municipio

    Abel Iturralde Prov.

  • Locality

    "Pampas del Madidi" area of the middle reaches of the Rio Madidi basin: "Campamento Permanente" on the N shore of the Rio Madidi, ca. 15.6 linear km NE of the confluence with the Rio Enatahua (Rio Inambari according to one guide), pampas ca. 1.2 km N of camp

  • Elevation

    Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.8544, -67.6534

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