Axinaea sclerophylla Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Axinaea sclerophylla Triana

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3511, 22 Aug 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Loja; track from Universidad Nacional to Uritusinga, km 10.5.

  • Habitat

    Bosque remnant in fence-line.

  • Description

    Tree, 4m x 25 cm diam., bark greyish white, leaves bullate, coriaceous, discolorous, dark green dull above, mid-green with a rusty indumentum below, main veins with a pinkish red tinge; thick fleshy calyces green tinged red with mid-green blotches on the lobes, petals fleshy-waxy, pale pink with white margins, early caducous, filaments blood-red, anthers ochre-brown with a red spur, style white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2424015

    Occurrence ID: a7b4f584-08a6-4b9f-a4d7-602af0684f10

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Loja; track from Universidad Nacional to Uritusinga, km 10.5.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2900 m. (9514 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4, -79.2

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