Miconia variabilis Gamba & Almeda
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Miconia variabilis Gamba & Almeda nom. nov. -
Collector(s)
E. Cotton 1790 with M. Gustafsson, H. Navarrete, J. Koivisto, 30 Sep 2001
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Location
Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Road Lita-Alto Tambo-San Lorenzo, Km 6.9 from Lita.
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Habitat
Wet forest by river on side of road.
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Description
Shrub, 4 m. Petals white; anthers light yellow. Fruits first green, then yellow and finally pale dirty pink, somewhat transparent. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01165598
Occurrence ID: 1d4ab924-201f-406a-b428-63ded6cd48ec
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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
Miconia variabilis Gamba & Almeda det D. Gamba Moreno, 2013
Note: "& comb."Ossaea robusta (Triana) Cogn. det E. Cotton, Feb 2002
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Esmeraldas
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Locality
Road Lita-Alto Tambo-San Lorenzo, Km 6.9 from Lita.
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Elevation
Alt. 720 m. (2362 ft.)
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Coordinates
0.8735, -78.4926
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Location Notes
[Additional coordinates on label: 00°52' N, 78°30'W]
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Distribution
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Miconia variabilis Gamba & Almeda