Meriania speciosa (Bonpl.) Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania speciosa (Bonpl.) Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10219 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Philip Silverstone-Sopkin, Diego Alvear, February 2, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Santiago de Cali Mun. Corregimiento La Elvira. Finca Los Sauces, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree 4 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Petals magenta. Filaments pink, anthers deep pink; appendages yellow, laterally compressed. Style pink and curved distally toward the declinate anthers.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676742

    Occurrence ID: 3930b2bb-99f5-463b-911c-e1afcff29e27

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Santiago de Cali Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento La Elvira. Finca Los Sauces, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente oriental.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1875 m. (6152 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.53931, -76.6049

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GAROEN
03676742
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BOTANICAL
03676742
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Meriania speciosa (Bonpl.) Naudin
F. Almeda 10219
Det. By: Humberto Mendoza
June 2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Meriania
Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Cali, Corregimiento La Elvira.
Finca Los Sauces, km 4 on the road to Dapa (km 18 on the road
from Cali to Buenaventura). Cordillera Occidental, vertiente
oriental.
Cloud forest.
Tree 4 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Petals magenta. Filaments pink,
anthers deep pink; appendages yellow, laterally compressed. Style
pink and curved distally toward the decimate anthers. Occasional.
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Philip
Silverstone-Sopkin, Diego Alvear
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)
1875 m
03°32.359' N, 76°36.291' W
Frank Almeda 10219
February 2, 2011