Meriania silverstonei Humberto Mend. & Fern.Alonso

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania silverstonei Humberto Mend. & Fern.Alonso

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10210 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Philip Silverstone-Sopkin, Diego Alvear, February 1, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Santiago de Cali Mun. Corregimiento La Elvira. Finca Zingara, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest.

  • Description

    Tree 14 m tall. Petals 5, magenta fading to lavender. Filaments pale pink, anthers pink-purple toward the apex. Appendages laterally compressed and upturned identical to the anthers in color.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676718

    Occurrence ID: b2183425-7def-4420-848d-be3ffb6b77b0

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Santiago de Cali Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento La Elvira. Finca Zingara, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1960 m. (6430 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.54056, -76.605

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Meriania
Melastomataceae
riemt)o& Tua/iz.
Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Cali, Corregimiento La Elvira.
Finca Zingara, km 4 on thè road to Dapa (km 18 on thè road from
Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.
1960 m
03°32.434' N; 76°36.299' W
Cloud forest.
Tree 14 m tall. Petals 5, magenta fading to lavender. Filaments
pale pink, anthers pink-purple toward the apex. Appendages
laterally compressed and upturned, identical to the anthers in
color.
Frank Almeda 10210	February 1, 2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Philip
Silverstone-Sopkin, Diego Alvear
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)
03676718