Axinaea mertensioides Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Axinaea mertensioides Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Bussmann 17123 with Narel Paniagua Zambrana; Carlos Vega Ocaña; and L. Cotrina P., 24 May 2011

  • Location

    Peru. San Martín. Huallaga Prov. Dist. Bolivar. Cloud forest surrounding "Pampa Hermosa" around old Chacha and Inca settlement.

  • Description

    3-4 m tall treelet. Stems with wooly, light brown indumentum. Nodes with large enrolled scutellar flap, 5-10 cm long, 10-20 mm wide. Leaves 5-13 cm long, 3-7 cm cm wide, plininerved, with 5 main and two faint marginal nerves. No auricles. Petioles 2-5 cm long. Inflorescence with 7-9 main branches, pendulous, 20-25 cm long. Flowers 4, rarely 5-merous, petals 5 mm long, pale pink, anthers bright yellow with red connective, 90-130 flowers per inflorescence.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02514368

    Occurrence ID: 07097169-8f83-4930-ae15-e9de135a4249

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    San Martín

  • County/Municipio

    Huallaga Prov.

  • Locality

    Dist. Bolivar. Cloud forest surrounding "Pampa Hermosa" around old Chacha and Inca settlement.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2400 m. (7874 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.9922, -77.6544

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