Miconia hookeriana Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia hookeriana Triana ex char.

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E 1456, 13 Dec 1944

  • Location

    Ecuador. Santiago-Zamora. ("Oriente"): Eastern slope of the cordillera, valley of the ríos Negro and Chupianza (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez). 2-3 km west of Mendez.

  • Description

    Shrubs to 1 m., rooting at nodes. Pubescence rusty-brown. Leaves dark green above, pale below. Corolla white, petals projecting forward and forming tube; anthers cream yellow. Mature fruit purple-black. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Dissected and drawn by H. A. Gleason

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164473

    Occurrence ID: 61d3f2ca-d90f-46e6-b1a3-ee2510a39e88

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia hookeriana Triana det J. J. Wurdack, 1958

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • Locality

    Santiago-Zamora. ("Oriente"): Eastern slope of the cordillera, valley of the ríos Negro and Chupianza (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez). 2-3 km west of Mendez.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 579 m. (1900 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.73057, -78.331

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5781

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located geogr. center + linear ext. of Mendez (measured from coord. - nearest named place, Tayuza halving dist). Input info (including 2.5 km offset W) into MaNIS Georef. Calc. = offset coord. + uncert. Added 500 m to uncert (offset dist. in range format)

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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