Axinaea

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Axinaea

  • Collector(s)

    E. Cotton 1606 with with Henrik Balslev; Santos Calderón; Mats Gustafsson; Kristian Kyed; and Jens Elgaard Madsen, 13 Aug 2000

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Finca of the Calderón family, taking a trail NE from Mercadillo towards the crest.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest remnants close to the house.

  • Description

    Tree, 4 m tall. Hypanthium green. Petals rose-lilac outside, lighter green inside. Filaments and style cream-white; anthers very dark wine-erd, almost black; connective appendage very light creamy yellow. Only one tree seen.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2450549

    Occurrence ID: 3ea53bb9-73ee-4756-a0ac-c3b7224d4d60

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Finca of the Calderón family, taking a trail NE from Mercadillo towards the crest.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4, -79.95

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