Axinaea reginae Bussmann, J.A.Gruhn & A.Glenn

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Axinaea reginae Bussmann, J.A.Gruhn & A.Glenn ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Bussmann 15926 with J. Gruhn, R. Wagster, J. E. Briones & W. Espinoza, 30 Jun 2009

  • Location

    Peru. Amazonas. Chachapoyas Prov. Distrito Leymebamba. Río El Jardín.

  • Habitat

    Escallonia/Weinmannia forest with high amount of Iochroma in understory.

  • Description

    Understory treelet 3-5 m tall; stems densely covered in white recurved hairs; petioles and midribs with dense white papillae; leaf underside with scattered waxy scales that easily brush-off, upper side of leaves coriaceous, glabrous; peduncles and pedicels with scattered waxy papillae; inflorescence dense 30-40 cm long hanging racemes; petals white with purple margins; anthers forming ring in lower half of flower, bright yellow when young, turning dark red, with 7-8 mm long dark purple spur; filaments 4-5 mm long, 2-3 mm broad, light purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02331714

    Occurrence ID: 6cd1d272-c27f-4371-ab71-7386e6101663

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Chachapoyas Prov.

  • Locality

    Distrito Leymebamba. Río El Jardín

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3090 m. (10138 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.9456, -77.6983

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