Monochaetum laxifolium Gleason
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum aff. laxifolium Gleason -
Collector(s)
F. Almeda 10162 with Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra, January 22, 2011
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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.
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Habitat
Cloud forest. Rare.
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Description
Sprawling divaricately branched shrub draping over Clusia up to 4 m tall. Petals pink, filaments white, anthers and appendages yellow.
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Notes (shown on label)
EtOH, DNA
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 3676737
Occurrence ID: 5685871a-cb58-4c34-a273-2f2e733c5d9f
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Colombia
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State/Province
Magdalena
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County/Municipio
Santa Marta Mun.
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Locality
Corregimiento de Minca. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva Natural de Aves El Dorado. Road to Cerro Kennedy
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Elevation
Alt. 2155 - 2206 m. (7070 - 7238 ft.)
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Coordinates
11.1089, -74.0658
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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. 2155-2206 m Cloud forest. 11°06.536' N, 74°03.950' W Sprawling divaricately branched shrub draping over Clusia up to 4 m tall. Petals pink, filaments white, anthers and appendages yellow. Rare. CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS) San Francisco, CA Monochaetum aff. laxifolium Gleason f Aimeda 10162 Det. by: Marcela Alvear 2012 Frank Aimeda 10162 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) 03676737
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Monochaetum laxifolium Gleason