Miconia atropurpurea Gamba & Almeda
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Miconia atropurpurea Gamba & Almeda nom. nov. -
Collector(s)
S. R. Stern 359 with E. J. Tepe, 05 Feb 2009
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Location
Ecuador. Los Ríos. Rio Palenque Biological Reserve. Sendero 3 and 4.
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Habitat
Lowland primary forest.
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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.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01164764
Occurrence ID: e8f4dde1-bc7e-4f32-8516-829ec3910ee6
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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 atropurpurea Gamba & Almeda det D. Gamba Moreno, 2013
Note: "& comb."Clidemia purpurea Pav. ex D.Don det S. R. Stern, 18 Feb 2009
Note: ! F. A. Michelangeli (NY), Oct 2010
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Los Ríos
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Locality
Rio Palenque Biological Reserve. Sendero 3 and 4.
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Elevation
Alt. 215 m. (705 ft.)
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Coordinates
-0.5936, -79.3622
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Distribution
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Miconia atropurpurea Gamba & Almeda