Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ligustrina (Sm.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    W. Camp E-5143, 31 Aug 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Paramo and sub-paramo area north and northwest of the Paramo del Castillo (ca, 6-8 km N-NE of Sevilla de Oro).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3272647

    Occurrence ID: 3277022a-8b15-43e4-893c-d20f464f44b2

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Paramo and sub-paramo area north and northwest of the Paramo del Castillo (ca, 6-8 km N-NE of Sevilla de Oro).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10000 - 11200 m. (32808 - 36745 ft.)

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W. H. Camp, No. E-5143	* *	Aug. 81, 1945
Miconia ligue trina (Sm*)Tr.
Det. J.J.Wurdack 19&U
Roundtopped, Intricately-branched trees at edge
of páramo or in ravines, 1-3 m. Its crisp «cor-
iaceous , deep green above, bright green below,
nitid on both surfaces, broadly revolute. Hy-
panthium dull brownish. Corolla cream-white,
stamens sharply reflexed, filaments cream-
white, anthers yellow.Fruit turning purplish*
PEOV. AZUAY: Páramo and sub-páramo area north and northwest of the
Páramo del Castillo (ca. 0-8 km. n-ne. of Sevilla de Oro); 10,000-11,200
ft. elev.
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
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