Miconia caelata (Bonpl.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia caelata (Bonpl.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3587, 30 Sep 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Road Loja-Zamora, km 9.

  • Habitat

    In exposed sites of secondary scrub. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub, 2 m, young stems rusty brown; leaves smi-coriaceous-rubbery, rugose, very discolorous, venation indented above, dark bottle-green glossy above, with a rusty brown indumentum below especially on the raised venation; calyces creamish green with a red tinge especially on the lobes, petals creamish white with reddish apices, filaments and anthers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1599221

    Occurrence ID: 9e064790-71a4-4776-929f-1f0a9f35f1fc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia caelata (Bonpl.) DC. det E. Cotton, Apr 1999
    Note: "det. in dupl. E. cotton (AAU), 4/1999"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Road Loja-Zamora, km 9.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2550 m. (8366 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.97, -79.13

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