Axinaea nitida Cogn.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Axinaea nitida Cogn. -
Collector(s)
A. Glenn 533 with Rainer W. Bussmann; Carlos Vega Ocaña; G. Chait; and M. Monigatti, 07 Jul 2010
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Location
Peru. Amazonas. Chachapoyas Prov. Dist. Chochabamba, forest above town of Cochabamba.
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Description
3-6 m tall treelet; stems and petioles bright red with scattered papillus, light brown indumentum, stipular flaps missing; leaf base with pronounced 1 cm long by 4 mm wide petiolar flaps folded to the abaxial side of leaf, base of major veins dark red; inflorescence both axilliary and terminal with 3-5 branching levels with 40-80 flowers per inflorescence; calyx lips with green dots; flowers globular, 1.5-2 cm wide, magneta when young, light purple when mature, another appendages bright yellow, rounded acting as bellows; largest leaves 15-17 cm long by 8-10 cm wide.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02514361
Occurrence ID: 00890b23-5b56-4d75-ab99-7762a57ea6c5
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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
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Region
South America
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Country
Peru
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State/Province
Amazonas
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County/Municipio
Chachapoyas Prov.
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Locality
Dist. Chochabamba, forest above town of Cochabamba.
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Elevation
Alt. 2700 - 2750 m. (8858 - 9022 ft.)
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Coordinates
-6.9222, -77.8989
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Distribution
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Axinaea nitida Cogn.