Conostegia D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Conostegia

  • Collector(s)

    B. Boyle 1472 with Alice Boyle, 6 Feb 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Carchi. Cerro Golondrinas. North-facing slope on south side of upper Rio Blanco valley.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03189828

    Occurrence ID: 6b629383-4147-4206-9bf6-0326db3a9a40

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Conostegia D.Don

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Carchi

  • Locality

    Cerro Golondrinas. North-facing slope on south side of upper Rio Blanco valley

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1750 - 1800 m. (5741 - 5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.87, -78.18

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MELASTOMATACEAE
Conosteaia
Carchi
Cerro Golondrinas. North-facing slope
on south side of upper Rio Blanco
valley. Very wet cloud forest; even
the thinnest twigs are thickly covered
ith moss.
00°52‘N 78°11 ' W 1750-1800 m
Midstory tree, approx. 5 m high.
Petals white, style green, filaments
white, anthers yellow, with longitu-
dinal pink stripe on side away from
style. Older flowers with brown petals
are pleasantly perfumed; younger
Brad Boyle & Alice Boyle 1472
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM <MO>
flowers have no detectable smell.
6 February 1993
Brad Boyle & Alice Boyle 14-72
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
03189828