Rhynchanthera grandiflora (Aubl.) DC.

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Plants of BOLIVIA
Melastomataceae Rhynchanthera grandiflora (Aubl.) DC.
det. F. Michelangeli, 2007
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Sara, 0.2 km S of main highway
from Portachuelo to Buena Vista, 8.6 km E of La Arboleda.
17°23’46”S, 63°31’57”W. alt. 298 m.
Flat, marshy roadside with Panicum maximum, Adenaria
floribunda, and adjacent pastures, with some marshy
patches of Thalia geniculata.
Herb 50 cm. tall. Petals light purple; filaments and
connective purple; thecae purple distally, light purple
apically.
Coll.: M. Nee, F. Michelangeli, O. Colque I., R. Flores S.,
D. McClelland & S. Stem
No. 55175	28 April 2007