Miconia floribunda (Bonpl.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia floribunda (Bonpl.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10145 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

    Tree to 8 m tall. Flowers pendant on erect inflorescence. Petals white reflexed, filaments white, anthers yellow, turining red-orange like the glandular filaments. Style white, strongly declined to one side of the flower. Stigma capitate.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676730

    Occurrence ID: cf4187d8-b78c-43bb-bd0c-d024e523a661

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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. 1950 - 2200 m. (6398 - 7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.1067, -74.0698

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Miconia Cf. fkf,UmJr	^	^
Magdalena. Municipio de Santa Marta, Corregimiento de Minca.
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva
Natural de Aves El Dorado. Road to Cerro Kennedy.
1950-2200 m	llo06.405'N, 74°04.188' W
Cloud forest.
Tree to 8 m tall. Flowers pendant on erect inflorescence. Petals
white, reflexed, filaments white, anthers yellow, turning red-
orange like the glandular filaments. Style white, strongly declined
to one side of the flower. Stigma capitate. Common throughout.
Frank Almeda 10145	Januaiy 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)
03676730