Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10169 with Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra, January 23, 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. Trail between Sendero Mirador & Sendero Quetzal Dorado.

  • Habitat

    Open disturbed area with Pteridium aquilinum and native shrubs. Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree 5 m tall. Petals widely spreading, magenta. Filaments and anthers deflexed to one side of the flower and flattened against the petals. Filaments pale magenta; anthers isomorphic. magenta apically otherwise white with a yellow connective. Style magenta mostly straight but curving downward apically.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676713

    Occurrence ID: 8cd889c8-e92b-4057-be19-f3079c366ca9

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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. Trail between Sendero Mirador & Sendero Quetzal Dorado

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1985 - 2060 m. (6512 - 6759 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.0956, -74.0708

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.	f. Aimeda 10169
Det. By: Humberto Mendoza	June 2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Meriania
Magdalena. Municipio de Santa Marta, Corregimiento de Minca.
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva
Natural de Aves El Dorado. Trail between Sendero Mirador &
Sendero Quetzal Dorado.
1985-2060 m	11°05.733' N, 74°04.246' W
Open disturbed area with Pteridium aquilinum and native shrubs.
Tree 5 m tall. Petals widely spreading, magenta. Filaments and
anthers deflexed to one side of the flower and flattened against the
petals. Filaments pale magenta; anthers isomorphic, magenta
apically otherwise white with a yellow connective. Style magenta
mostly straight but curving downward apically. Occasional.
Frank Aimeda 10169	January 23, 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)
03676713