Axinaea costaricensis Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Axinaea costaricensis Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 55258, 04 Feb 1944

  • Location

    Venezuela. Lara. South- and Southwest facing slopes at Palojosco above Los Aposentos, above Humocaro Bajo,.

  • Habitat

    Moist Cloud Forest.

  • Description

    Anthers on one side making flowers zygomorphic; tumid, creamy white; appendage dull wine red; filaments, style, stigma, and petals crimson scarlet; pedicals pale green; ovary white; infloresecences appearing like bright flames among the foliage; the tree 50 feet tall; trunk 10 inches in diameter; leaves pale browish-buff on nerves below, dark green above, firmly. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Canilla de venado

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2450434

    Occurrence ID: e279ab0d-c3c0-4580-8229-ba7ed40cd748

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Lara

  • Locality

    South- and Southwest facing slopes at Palojosco above Los Aposentos, above Humocaro Bajo,

  • Elevation

    Alt. 724 m. (2375 ft.)

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