Killipia verticalis N.Ruiz

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Killipia verticalis N.Ruiz

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10314 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Diego Alvear, February 12, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Chocó. San José del Palmar Mun. Serranía de Los Paraguas. Reserva Natural El Cerro del Inglés. Western slope of the Cerro.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Local.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m tall with prominently winged internodes. Flowers cauliflorous and produced predominantly at the base of the hard woody stems. Petals 5, pale pink, incurved apically. Anthers yellow, forming a ring around the straight style. Maturing hypanthia red like the bracts and bracteoles.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3108517

    Occurrence ID: 2779d4b3-0130-414a-b0a7-b19f9c9d62ae

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Chocó

  • County/Municipio

    San José del Palmar Mun.

  • Locality

    Serranía de Los Paraguas. Reserva Natural El Cerro del Inglés. Western slope of the Cerro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2160 m. (7087 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.73947, -76.3121

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03108517
03108517
<5*
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Killipia vertical is N. Ruiz-R.	f. Aimeda 10314
Det. By: Frank Aimeda	2014
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Blakea
Chocó. Municipio de San José del Palmar. Serranía de Los
Paraguas. Reserva Natural El Cerro del Inglés. Western slope of
the Cerro.
2160 m	04°44.369’ N, 76°18.723' W
Cloud forest.
Shrub 1.5 m tall with prominently winged internodes. Flowers
cauliflorous and produced predominantly at the base of the hard
woody stems. Petals 5, pale pink, incurved apically. Anthers
yellow, forming a ring around the straight style. Maturing
hypanthia red like the bracts and bracteoles. Local.
Frank Aimeda 10314	February 12,2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto
Mendoza, 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)