Microlicia benthamiana Triana ex Cogn.

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    Melastomataceae
    Microlicia benthamiana Triana ex Cogn.

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    NY Barcode: 3474937

    Occurrence ID: 03bb07d8-afc6-4bf9-b525-bcf2d140d9bd

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN—CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM EXPEDITION
Chimantá Massif
Central Section
Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
No. ^3
Microlicia benthamiana Tr. ex Cogn. (sens.lat.)
(Det. Wurdack)
shrub 0.5-3 m. tall; petals and filaments
pink; stamens dimorphic, the larger with
connective base yellow, the anthers
purple-pink; smaller stamens with yellow
anthers and connective
f rectuent
Scrub forest near Summit Camp
Julian A. Steyermark	altitude 1925 meters
John J. Wurdack	February 2, 1955
Distributed by Chicago Natural History Museum and The New York Botanical Garden