Tibouchina incarum Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina incarum Gleason ( type )

  • Collector(s)

    E. K. Balls B6817, 9/5/1939

  • Location

    Peru. Cusco. Machu Pichu, Urubambo Valley.

  • Habitat

    In mixed shade among trees and mixed shrubs; growing in shaded, moist hedgrows, beneath large trees.

  • Description

    Flowers shrill, clear pink with bright yellow anthers, to 0.5 inch diam.; loose, panicled sparys to 10 inches long, arching, almost pendant; leaves softly hairy; stems reddish with short, soft hairs; Loose, spraying shrubs to 5 feet tall and as much through. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 245772

    Occurrence ID: 49bcad41-f2f2-4e4c-a486-1f2abcfc39ce

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Cusco

  • Locality

    Machu Pichu, Urubambo Valley

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 m. (5000 ft.)

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