Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10568, 28 Feb 2012

  • Location

    Colombia. Norte de Santander. Cucutilla Mun. Vereda Carrizal. Parque Natural Regional Sisavita. Trail towards Las Lagunas.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676575

    Occurrence ID: 1a41aec3-c508-4633-aa3b-64de787b4cb7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Norte de Santander

  • County/Municipio

    Cucutilla Mun.

  • Locality

    Vereda Carrizal. Parque Natural Regional Sisavita. Trail towards Las Lagunas.

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.
Det. By: Humberto Mendoza
F. Almeda 10568
June 2012
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL)
Melastomataceae
Meriania
Colombia. Norte de Santander: Municipio de Cucutilla. Vereda
Carrizal. Parque Natural Regional Sisavita. Trail towards Las
Lagunas.
2400 m	7° 26.294' N, 72° 50.912’ W
WGS84
Andean cloud forest.
Tree 6 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Petals spreading, deep
purple-magenta. Style and filaments lilac, like distal portions of
anthers. Appendages and dorsal anther connective white. Frequent.
Frank Almeda 10568	02/28/2012
Marcela Alvear, José David García, Francisco Castillo, 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)