Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.) Baill.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.) Baill.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10225 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Philip Silverstone-Sopkin, Diego Alvear, February 3, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Santiago de Cali Mun. Corregimiento La Elvira. Finca Zingara, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Common tree in regenerating pasture vegetation.

  • Description

    Tree 8 m tall with flaky bark on the trunk. Flowers 5-merous, brilliant magenta with a white base, the magenta turning lavender with age. Filaments and style pink. Anthers and appendages yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676731

    Occurrence ID: ae77a34b-0272-47c7-b5b5-fa1401a2186f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Santiago de Cali Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento La Elvira. Finca Zingara, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1975 m. (6480 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.54158, -76.6022

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS) / ,
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL) ' 0'
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Tibouchina \tfidcftci ffaortpl*') *3^»»/f -
Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Cali, Corregimiento La Elvira.
Finca Zingara, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from
Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.
1975 m	03°32.495’ N, 76°36.131' W
Cloud forest.
Tree 8 m tall with flaky bark on the trunk. Flowers 5-merous,
brilliant magenta with a white base, the magenta turning lavender
with age. Filaments and style pink. Anthers and appendages
yellow. Common tree in regenerating pasture vegetation.
Frank Almeda 10225	February 3, 2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Philip
Silverstone-Sopkin, Diego Alvear
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)
03676731