Miconia larensis Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia larensis Gleason ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 55275, 05 Feb 1944

  • Location

    Venezuela. Lara. Wet meadow at Las Sabanetas, above Los Aposentos, W of Humocaro Bajo.

  • Habitat

    Bordering edge of woods around meadow.

  • Description

    shrub, 8-10 ft. tall. Shrub, 8-10 feet tall; petals white, sometimes tinged at base with pink; style rose-red; filaments whitish; anthers yellow; calyx buff-tawny; leaves finely rugose, dark green above, buff below; main nerves below rufous-brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Rubber-stamped on this sheet: Dissected and drawn by H. A. Gleason.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00229204

    Occurrence ID: edc746bd-f4d9-41da-9513-599d93728416

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Lara

  • Locality

    Wet meadow at Las Sabanetas, above Los Aposentos, W of Humocaro Bajo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2530 m. (8301 ft.)

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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