Monochaetum laxifolium Gleason

  • 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

  • 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. Rare.

  • Description

    Sprawling divaricately branched shrub draping over Clusia up to 4 m tall. Petals pink, filaments white, anthers and appendages yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676737

    Occurrence ID: 5685871a-cb58-4c34-a273-2f2e733c5d9f

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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 - 2206 m. (7070 - 7238 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.1089, -74.0658

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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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