Miconia prietoi Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia prietoi Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2859 with P. Lozano, 30 Nov 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Road Loja-Cuenca, 79 km N of Saraguro.

  • Habitat

    Grass paramo with some shrubs. On exposed embankment. Locally common.

  • Description

    Prostrate shrublet to 10 cm, leaves discolorous, mid-green glossy above, paler and dull below; calyces mid-green, petals creamish white, becoming pink, filaments golden-yellow; young fruits purplish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1653808

    Occurrence ID: 5837d262-f8b1-46ab-beac-b7f594c62672

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia prietoi Wurdack det E. M. Woodgyer, 2006

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Road Loja-Cuenca, 79 km N of Saraguro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3275 m. (10745 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.23, -79.05

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