Monnina myrtoides Ferreyra & Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Polygalaceae
    Monnina myrtoides Ferreyra & Wurdack ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E4825, 18 Aug 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Prov. Azuay--"Oriente" border: Paramó del Castillo and surrounding forested area (crest of eastern cordillera on the trail between Sevilla de Oro and Méndez.

  • Description

    Lvs crisp, deep green, subnitid, pale below; upper lvs with distinctive purplish tinge, sometimes deeply so. forming a rosette-like group under the inflorescence. Wings bright blue; keep basally dark gunmetal blue, apically dull yellow. Fruit laterally flattened, lenticular, notably keeled, a few turning dark (and presumably nigrescent-nitid at maturity). Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02343660

    Occurrence ID: 790efb80-6a99-4774-9491-a9a02c59b6dc

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Prov. Azuay--"Oriente" border: Paramó del Castillo and surrounding forested area (crest of eastern cordillera on the trail between Sevilla de Oro and Méndez

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2743 - 3353 m. (8999 - 11001 ft.)

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