Tibouchina pendula Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina pendula Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Stern 385 with E. J. Tepe, 10 Feb 2009

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Old road from Santo Domingo to Quito, ~8 km East of junction with new road (approximately 13 km E from La Union del Toachi).

  • Habitat

    Roadside forest.

  • Description

    Weak shrub 0.5 m. Red pubescence. Petals white, anthers yellow and red with a white filament. Buds strongly pointed. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164755

    Occurrence ID: 5738074b-50f8-42de-8c2d-cd00e8490459

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tibouchina pendula Cogn. det F. A. Michelangeli, Oct 2010

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • Locality

    Old road from Santo Domingo to Quito, ~8 km East of junction with new road (approximately 13 km E from La Union del Toachi).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1950 m. (6398 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.2653, -78.85

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NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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01164755
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Tibouchina penduta Cogn.
Det. F. A. Michelangeli	0ct/2010
FLORA OF ECUADOR
Family: gBHUffge
ce+e
Name:	sp.
Det. by:
Locality: Pichincha.
Old road from Santo Domingo to Quito,
~8km East of junction with new road
(approximately 13 km E from La Union del
Toachi).
0°15'55" S, 78°50'60" W
Altitude: 1950 m
Habitat: Roadside forest.
Notes: Weak shrub 0.5 m. Red pubescence.
Petals white, anthers yellow and red with a
white filament. Buds strongly pointed.
Collector: Stern, S. 385
With:	Tepe, E. J.
Date:	10 Feb 2009
Dups:
Collections made as part of the PBI Solanum
project, funded by the National Science Foundation