Monochaetum polyneurum Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum polyneurum Triana

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10583, 02 Mar 2012

  • Location

    Colombia. Norte de Santander. Toledo Mun. Vereda Quebrada Grande. On the road from Quebrada Grande to Herran.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676569

    Occurrence ID: 58648764-0ed8-45a6-ae6a-cfc7ac4b3f92

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Norte de Santander

  • County/Municipio

    Toledo Mun.

  • Locality

    Vereda Quebrada Grande. On the road from Quebrada Grande to Herran.

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PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL)
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum polyneuron Triana
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Colombia. Norte de Santander: Municipio of Toledo. Vereda
Quebrada Grande. On the road from Quebrada Grande to Herran.
2400 m	7° 27.688'N, 72° 31.561'W
WGS84
Andean forest.
Shrub to 2 m tall forming dense stands as a pioneer in recovery
pastures. Inflorescence rachis and hypanthia red. Flowers 4-merous.
Petals spreading, lilac but white toward the base. Filaments and
style white. Anthers, appendages, and staminodia yellow. Locally
common in pastures and roadsides. Monochaetum myrtoideum, M.
calvescens, M. stellulatum and M. coronatum were also growing in
the area.
Frank Almeda 10583	03/02/2012
Marcela Alvear, Humberto Mendoza, José David García, Oscar
Gereda, 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)