Desmoscelis villosa (Aubl.) Naudin

FLORA OF ECUADOR
Elvira Cotton
with Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Pablo Lozano
1636	Melastomataceae
Desmoscelis villosa (Aubl.)Naud.
det. E. Cotton 2 / 2001
Province: ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE
Rio Nangaritza, across the river from La Punta de Guantza, beginning of road
towards Pachicutza and Paquisha. Premontane forest remnants.
(78° 38' W 04° 09' S) Alt. 780 m.	Aug 16, 2000
Suffrutex, 1 m, in swampy area on roadside. Petals pink. Filaments and style
magenta. Anthers yellow. AM.
Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU)
in collaboration with P. Universidad Católica, Quito, Ecuador (QCA)
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