Miconia Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10220 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.

  • Description

    Tree 12 m tall. Berries green then turning purple and ultimately blue.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676707

    Occurrence ID: e0309d1e-d638-4d05-a40b-50d1cead03e2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia Ruiz & Pav.

  • 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

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03676707
03676707
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Miconia
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.
1875 m	03°32.359'N, 76°36.291'W
Cloud forest.
Tree 12 m tall. Berries green then turning purple and ultimately
blue.
Frank Almeda 10220	February 2, 2011
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)