Tibouchina

ECUADOR
MELASTOMATACEAE
Tibouchina
Zamora-Chinchipe: Palanda Canton
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus
National Park, along road between
Yangana and Valladolid, upper Rio
Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud
forest and disturbed roadside
vegetation.
04°28'52HS 079°08157"W	2650 m
Laxly-stemmed shrub to 2 m tall, on
rocky roadside. Leaves bull ate. Calyx
green. Corolla brilliant purple, very
showy. Anthers yellow. Anther
connectives purple.
25 Sep 2007
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson &
Sharon R. Christoph 16021
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
03320695