Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10174 with Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra, January 24, 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 from La Laguna to Cerro Kennedy.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Common.

  • Description

    Densely branched erect shrub 3 m tall. Note acarodomatia at abaxial foliar base. Berries greenish-white whit longitudinal purple bands when immature.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676705

    Occurrence ID: b63a96bc-3ea6-42a5-a4db-c136ce05661a

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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 from La Laguna to Cerro Kennedy

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2570 m. (8432 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.1079, -74.048

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Magdalena. Municipio de Santa Marta, Corregimiento de Minca.
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva
Natural de Aves El Dorado. Road from La Laguna to Cerro
Kennedy.
2570 m	11 °06.472’ N, 74°02.880’ W
Cloud forest.
Densely branched erect shrub 3 m tall. Note acarodomatia at
abaxial foliar base. Berries greenish-white with longitudinal purple
bands when immature. Common.
Frank Almeda 10174	January 24, 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)