Tibouchina dissitiflora Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina dissitiflora Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 5782 with and A.L. Weitzman, 12 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Neblina Camp 10: 12.5 km NNW of Pico Phelps (=Pico Neblina), 16.25 km NE of Base Camp.

  • Habitat

    Savanna with swamps along streams. Along rocks above camp.

  • Description

    Small shrub, 3 dm tall; corolla open in early morning, pinkish-purple. Filaments and connective white, anthers dark purplish-pink. Stigma and style white. Calyx green grading to red at tips of lobes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2572120

    Occurrence ID: d688a07e-1c5e-4ca7-847c-1b28d997d758

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Neblina Camp 10: 12.5 km NNW of Pico Phelps (=Pico Neblina), 16.25 km NE of Base Camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1670 - 1690 m. (5479 - 5545 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.9083, -66.0417

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The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
No. 5782	Melastomataceae
Tibouchina dissitiflora Wurdack
det: J. Wurdack, 1987
Neblina Camp 10s 12.5 km NNW of Pico Phelps
(= Pico Neblina), 16.25 km NE of Base Camp;
elev. 1670-1690 m. 0°54'30"N, 66°02'30"W.
Heliamphora - Neblinaria savana with Euterpe
swamps along streams. Among rocks above camp.
Small shrub, 3 dm tall? corolla open in early
morning, pinkish-purple. Filaments and
connective white, anthers dark purplish-pink.
Stigma and style white. Calyx green grading
to red at tips of lobes.
B.M. Boom & A.L. Weitzman 12 February 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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