Memecylon urdanetense Elmer

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Memecylon urdanetense Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 14113, Oct 1912

  • Location

    Philippines. Agusan del Norte. Cabadbaran. Mount Urdaneta, Mindanao: between the peaks of Duros and Cawilanan.

  • Habitat

    Densely wooded steep incline, in very damp humus and well-drained soil.

  • Description

    Less than medium sized tree; stem 10 inches in diameter, 35 feet tall, branched from near the middle, subterete, nearly straight; wood odorless and without taste, hard, heavy, tough, brownish; branches slender, divaricate, freely rebranched; bark very thin and very dark brown, scaling in thin plates; leaves horizontal or descending, flat, tips recurved, coriaceous, much deeper green beneath; inflorescence latral, ascending, stalks dark green and angular; pedicels and calyx yellowish; petals and filaments whitish; anthers lilacinus; flowers faintly but sweetly fragrant; fruit globose, less than 0.5 inch in diameter, hard and pale green, violaceus when mature. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 228946

    Occurrence ID: 6015c184-b7de-41f9-9d82-77f52aa3f023

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Agusan del Norte

  • Locality

    Cabadbaran. Mount Urdaneta, Mindanao: between the peaks of Duros and Cawilanan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1066.8 m. (3500 ft.)

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