Monochaetum polyneurum Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum polyneurum Triana

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10542, 26 Feb 2012

  • Location

    Colombia. Norte de Santander. Chinácota Mun. Vereda Iscala. Alto de Mejué.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3108565

    Occurrence ID: 153ff3e2-eff8-4229-a0d5-3adba9e42497

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Norte de Santander

  • County/Municipio

    Chinácota Mun.

  • Locality

    Vereda Iscala. Alto de Mejué.

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PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Herbario Nacional Colortibiano (COL)
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum polyneuron Triana
Colombia. Norte de Santander: Municipio de Chinâcota. Vereda
Iscala. Alto de Mejué.
2498 m	7° 28.189' N, 72° 33.628' W
WGS84
Andean cloud forest.
Shrub to 1 m tall. Flowers 4-merous. Petals spreading, pink-lilac but
whitish basally. Filaments and style pink. Anthers and appendages
yellow but becoming orange at base of large anthers along with
staminodia and appendage. Locally common.
Frank Almeda 10542	02/26/2012
Marcela Alvear, Luis Roberto Sanchez, José David García, Diego
Alvear
Field work was supported, in part, by the M. Stanley Rundel Charitable Trust (U.S.A.) and the
California Academy of Sciences and authorized by Autoridad Nacional de Licencias
Ambientales ANLA - Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Colombia)