Monochaetum magdalenense Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum magdalenense Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10157 with Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra, January 22, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Magdalena. Santa Marta Mun. Corregimiento de Minca. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva Natural de Aves El Dorado. Road to Cerro Kennedy.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Common throughout.

  • Description

    Shrubs 2-3 m tall. Upper stems and internodes reddish. Floral bracts and bracteoles red. Petals pink-magenta, filaments white, anthers and appendages yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH (2), DNA, Seeds

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676709

    Occurrence ID: f7184c08-da76-46b5-8a77-b952e422ee31

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Magdalena

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Marta Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento de Minca. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva Natural de Aves El Dorado. Road to Cerro Kennedy

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2155 m. (7070 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.1089, -74.0658

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
San Francisco, CA
Monochaetum magdalenense Wurdack f Aimeda 10157
Det. by: Marcela Alvear	2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum
Magdalena. Municipio de Santa Marta, Corregimiento de Minea.
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva
Natural de Aves El Dorado. Road to Cerro Kennedy.
2155 m	11°06.536' N, 74°03.950' W
Cloud forest.
Shrubs 2-3 m tall. Upper stems and intemodes reddish. Floral
bracts and bracteoles red. Petals pink-magenta, filaments white,
anthers and appendages yellow. Common throughout.
Frank Aimeda 10157	January 22, 2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto
Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)
03676709