Monochaetum meridense Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum meridense Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10553, 26 Feb 2012

  • Location

    Colombia. Norte de Santander. Chinácota Mun. Vereda Iscala. Alto de Mejué. Trail to ridge top with telecommunication antenna.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676753

    Occurrence ID: e1836d9d-2f2a-46b8-9cad-8fc88c3a5ca0

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Norte de Santander

  • County/Municipio

    Chinácota Mun.

  • Locality

    Vereda Iscala. Alto de Mejué. Trail to ridge top with telecommunication antenna.

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03676753
03676753
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
San Francisco, CA
Monochaetum meridense (Klotzsch ex H. Karst.) Naudin
F. Almeda 10553
Det. by: Marcela Alvear & Frank Almeda 2012
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL)
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum cf. calvescens Gleason
Colombia. Norte de Santander: Municipio de Chinácota. Vereda
Iscala. Alto de Mejué. Trail to ridge top with telecommunication
antenna.
2650-2900 m 7° 28.758' N, 72° 32.563’ W - 7° 29.023' N, 72° 32.289' W
WGS84
Andean cloud forest.
Sprawling shrub on the ground or clinging to adjacent vegetation
with branches 2 or more m long. Flowers 4-merous. Petals magenta.
Filaments and style pink. Anthers, staminodia and appendage
yellow. Locally common.
Frank Almeda 10553	02/26/2012
Marcela Alvear, Luis Roberto Sánchez, José David García, Diego
Alvear
Field work was supported, in part, by the M. Stanley Rundel Charitable Trust (U.S.A.) and the
California Academy of Sciences and authorized by Autoridad Nacional de Licencias
Ambientales ANLA - Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Colombia)