Brachyotum harlingii Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Brachyotum harlingii Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2719 with P. Lozano, 25 Oct 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Road Loja-Cuenca, km 50, track to Fierro Urco, km 7.

  • Habitat

    Local at bosque margin.

  • Description

    Compact rounded shrub, 1.5 m x 8 -10 cm diam., bark pale greyish buff, cut wood with slight mauve hue; leaves discolorous, dark bottle-green glossy above, much paler mid-green below; calyces green tinged purplish red, petals purple (pale lilac-pink where they overlap), style reddish purple. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02424448

    Occurrence ID: bf84599b-4269-4310-9eff-8bc472240bf6

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Road Loja-Cuenca, km 50, track to Fierro Urco, km 7.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3350 m. (10991 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.68, -79.27

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