Desmoscelis villosa (Aubl.) Naudin

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Melastomataceae Desmocelis villosa (Aubl.) Naudin
det. F. Michelangeli, 2008
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Ichilo, along highway from
Portachuelo to Buena Vista, 3.1 km E of La Arboleda.
17°24’02”S, 63°35’04”W. alt. 305 m.
Grassy roadside ditch through mostly flat area, former
woodland and savanna, with a large stand of Rhynchanthera
grandiflora.
Herbs. Petals pink-purple; V2 of stamens with bright yellow
thecae, the others with pale yellow thecae.
Coll.: M. Nee, F. Michelangeli, O. Colque I., R. Flores S.,
D. McClelland & S. Stem
No. 55180	28 Aprii 2007
03166387