Memecylon apoense Elmer

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Memecylon apoense Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11697, Sep 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Davao del Sur. Todaya. Mindanao: Mount Apo.

  • Habitat

    In fertile, humus-covered soil of deep woods.

  • Description

    Tree, 20 feet high with 7 inch thick stem; stem branched from below the middle; the branches divaricate, rather long and freely rebranched; wood hard, whitish, odorless and tasteless; bark brown or mottled with gray, smooth; twigs lax, horizontally spreading; leaves similarly spreading or descending, leathery, shiny depp green on the upper side, much paler or lighter green beneath, tips somewhat recurved, otherwise flat; in florescence axillary or from the twigs, all the stalks green and angular; calyx pinkish-white; the four petals of the same color, caducous; filaments and anthers azure-blue; style bluish toward the tip, whitish toward the base; ovary crown whitish; flowers suberect and sweetly fragrant. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 228931

    Occurrence ID: 5d0c194b-ceda-4312-ae48-e250749e7bee

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Davao del Sur

  • Locality

    Todaya. Mindanao: Mount Apo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1219.2 m. (4000 ft.)

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