Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.) Baill.
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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
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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.
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Habitat
Cloud forest. Common tree in regenerating pasture vegetation.
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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.
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Notes (shown on label)
EtOH, DNA
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 3676731
Occurrence ID: ae77a34b-0272-47c7-b5b5-fa1401a2186f
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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
Valle del Cauca
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County/Municipio
Santiago de Cali Mun.
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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.
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Elevation
Alt. 1975 m. (6480 ft.)
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Coordinates
3.54158, -76.6022
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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
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Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.) Baill.