Axinaea quitensis Benoist
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Axinaea quitensis Benoist -
Collector(s)
G. P. Lewis 3540, 15 Sep 1997
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Location
Ecuador. Loja. Old road Catamayo-Loja, km 8.2.
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Habitat
Small pocket of bosque humedo andino. Rare.
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Description
Tree, 7-8 m x 20 cm diam., flat-crowned; petioles purplish red, leaves semi-coriaceous, dark green glossy above, paler and dull below; calyces green, corollas pink, anthers yellow glossy, anther spur pink, styles white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02450478
Occurrence ID: 503966c5-7fbf-4f63-b072-19f9e8c58362
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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
Axinaea quitensis Benoist det R. Fernandez Hilario, 2024
Axinaea macrophylla (Naudin) Triana, Jun 2004
Note: ! E. Cotton, June 2004.
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Loja
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Locality
Old road Catamayo-Loja, km 8.2.
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Elevation
Alt. 2690 m. (8825 ft.)
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Coordinates
-3.98, -79.27
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Distribution
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Axinaea quitensis Benoist