Tibouchina canescens (D.Don) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina canescens (D.Don) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 9224, 1 Oct 2005

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Conceição do Mato Dentro Mun. 11 km from Igreja Matriz in Conceição do Mato Dentro on the road to Tabuleiro.

  • Description

    Tree 4m tall. Flowers 5-merous, petals purple withwhite base that turns red ultimately. Filaments white.Anthers pale yellow-white flushed with purple. Flowers subtended, enveloped by 2 bracts that fall away at anthesis. Locally common at forest margin.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4218365

    Occurrence ID: c495fe0b-31aa-4f9b-9a1b-7b0e935f75f7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Conceição do Mato Dentro Mun.

  • Locality

    11 km from Igreja Matriz in Conceição do Mato Dentro on the road to Tabuleiro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 820 m. (2690 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.176, -43.501

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