Monochaetum vulcanicum Cogn.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum vulcanicum Cogn. -
Collector(s)
F. Almeda 1088 with R.L. Wilbur, 09 Jan 1972
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Location
Costa Rica. Alajuela. Hwy. #120 ca 0.5-0.6 km from the center of Volcan Poas. Roadside thickets and disturbed sites.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02529308
Occurrence ID: 334b6344-66ca-4d70-883c-500a2697359a
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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
Central America
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Country
Costa Rica
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State/Province
Alajuela
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Locality
Hwy. #120 ca 0.5-0.6 km from the center of Volcan Poas. Roadside thickets and disturbed sites.
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Elevation
Alt. 2286 m. (7500 ft.)
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Distribution
NEWYORKBOTANICAL GARDEN 02529308 & Monochaetum vulcanicum Cogn. Frank Almeda, Jr. 1975 Duke University Herbarium. PLANTS OF CENTRAL AMERICA COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF DUKE UNIVERSITY Monochaetum vulcanicum Cogn. Costa Rica: Alajuela Prov. Hwy #120 ca. .5-.6 km. from the crater of Volcan Poas. Roadside thickets and disturbed sites at an elev. of ca. 7500 ft. Erect rather compact shrubs with strongly angled young shoots. Petals deep magenta, obovate to obovate-truncate or emarginate; filaments pink, antepetalous anthers red. Antesepalous anthers yellow but suffused with pink on abaxial side. Abundant. Frank Almeda #1088 9 Jan. 1972 R.L. Wilbur 02529308
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Monochaetum vulcanicum Cogn.