Meriania furvanthera Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania furvanthera Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3314 with E. Cotton, 20 May 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Parque Nacional de Podocarpus, Cajanuma, El Mirador.

  • Habitat

    Bosque humedo montano. Bosque understorey. Local and uncommon.

  • Description

    Treelet, 4 m x 10 - 15 cm; leaves subfleshy, dark green glossy above, paler and dull below; calyces brown, petals apricot to salmon-pink, stamens purple-magenta, style scarlet; very showy pendent flower with imbricate petals rolled back slightly at their apices. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2500030

    Occurrence ID: 0d0a3b47-1d2d-48ad-aa0d-4214648c274d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Meriania furvanthera Wurdack det E. Cotton, May 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional de Podocarpus, Cajanuma, El Mirador.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2850 m. (9350 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.11208, -79.1772

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