Medinilla

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Medinilla

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 31617, 21 Sep 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Purosa, Okapa area.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4396735

    Occurrence ID: 20f8c141-fa09-4754-88ab-68d3f4fe206d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Medinilla

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Purosa, Okapa area

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1960 m. (6430 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Medinilla
Climbing to 8 m in mixed rain forest; leaves
fleshy, brittle, petioles & underside of
midribs reddish; inflorescence reddish pink,
lateral on the old wood.
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Eastern Highlands District: Purosa, Okapa area, alt. I960 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 31&17_September 21, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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