Miconia caelata (Bonpl.) DC.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
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Collector(s)
G. P. Lewis 3587, 30 Sep 1997
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Location
Ecuador. Loja. Road Loja-Zamora, km 9.
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Habitat
In exposed sites of secondary scrub. Common.
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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.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1599221
Occurrence ID: 9e064790-71a4-4776-929f-1f0a9f35f1fc
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Miconia caelata (Bonpl.) DC. det E. Cotton, Apr 1999
Note: "det. in dupl. E. cotton (AAU), 4/1999"
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Loja
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Locality
Road Loja-Zamora, km 9.
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Elevation
Alt. 2550 m. (8366 ft.)
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Coordinates
-3.97, -79.13
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Distribution
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Miconia caelata (Bonpl.) DC.