Monochaetum cordatum Almeda

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum cordatum Almeda

  • Collector(s)

    R. L. Wilbur 13126A with J.A. Teeri; and Robin Foster, 14 Jan 1971

  • Location

    Panama. Chiriquí. Trailside in the Quebrada Bajo Grande about 2 mi E of Cerro Punta.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02540309

    Occurrence ID: 470c0948-6aa9-4b9b-b9de-add355f0faa9

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Panama

  • State/Province

    Chiriquí

  • Locality

    Trailside in the Quebrada Bajo Grande about 2 mi E of Cerro Punta.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2103 m. (6900 ft.)

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Y Of?
BOTANICAL
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PLANTS OF CENTRAL AMERICA
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF
DUKE UNIVERSITY
nov.
Monochaefcum cordatum Almeda sp,
det. F. Almeda 1973
Panama: Provincia de Chiriqui: trailside
in the Quebafdo Bajo Grande about 2 miles
east of Cerro Punta at an elevation of about
6900 feet.
Locally abundant 1.2-2.5 m. shrub. Petals
pale pinkish to rose. Anthers yellow and
their appendages red. Leaves dull dark green
above and pale green but shiny beneath. Calyx-
tube and lobes deep burgandy red; the lobes
more or less erect at anthesis.
r.L. Wilbur #13126 A	14 January 1971
J.A. Teeri and Robin Foster
02540309