Medinilla

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Medinilla

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 32283, 28 Oct 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Kassam Gap.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4396736

    Occurrence ID: 0f6d8ae1-9c40-4918-9ad3-ec4e594ada3d

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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

    Kassam Gap

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1460 m. (4790 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Medinilla
Epiphyte of the middle spaces in Castanopsis-oak
forest; shrub 1.5 nu* petioles & underside of
leaf nerves red; inflorescences red, showy.
Eastern Highlands District: Kassam Gap, alt. 1^60 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 322Q3_October 28, 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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