Miconia atropurpurea Gamba & Almeda

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia atropurpurea Gamba & Almeda nom. nov.

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Stern 359 with E. J. Tepe, 05 Feb 2009

  • Location

    Ecuador. Los Ríos. Rio Palenque Biological Reserve. Sendero 3 and 4.

  • Habitat

    Lowland primary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m. Fruits purple maturing blue. Flowers 5 mm long with style projecting another 5 mm. Calyx and corolla cream-colored, corolla reflexed. Leaf undersides bright purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164764

    Occurrence ID: e8f4dde1-bc7e-4f32-8516-829ec3910ee6

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Los Ríos

  • Locality

    Rio Palenque Biological Reserve. Sendero 3 and 4.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 215 m. (705 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.5936, -79.3622

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