Monochaetum expansum (Gleason) Alvear & Almeda

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum expansum (Gleason) Alvear & Almeda

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10633, 07 Mar 2012

  • Location

    Colombia. Norte de Santander. 19 km from the El Picacho toll booth on the road from Pamplona enroute to Bucaramanga.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676699

    Occurrence ID: 991fd6c6-cf42-4bb5-8617-375722c7b32f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Norte de Santander

  • Locality

    19 km from the El Picacho toll booth on the road from Pamplona enroute to Bucaramanga.

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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03676699
03676699
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
San Francisco, CA
Monochaetum expansum (Gleason) Alvear & Almeda
F. Almeda 10633
Det. by: M. Alvear & F. Almeda
2012
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL)
Melastomataceae
Monochaetum bonplandii (Kunth) Naudin var. expansum Gleason
Colombia. Norte de Santander: Municipio of Tona. 19 km from the
El Picacho toll booth on the road from Pamplona enroute to
Bucaramanga.
Margin of disturbed Andean Forest.
Shrub 1.5 m tall. Flowers 4-merous. Petals spreading, magenta like
filaments and style. Large anthers pink-magenta. Small anthers and
appendages yellow. Calyx lobes persistent. Local.
Marcela Alvear, Humberto Mendoza, José David Garcia, 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)
2615 m
7o 6.484' N, 73° 0.491'W
WGS84
Frank Almeda 10633
03/07/2012