Allomaieta caucana Lozano

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Allomaieta caucana Lozano

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10293 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego Alvear, February 8, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Santiago de Cali Mun. Corregimiento Villacarmelo, Vereda La Candelaria. Parque Nacional Farallones. Trail from Sector La Candelaria to Corea. Cordillera Occidental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Local.

  • Description

    Small tree to 4-5 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Calyx lobes whitish, free to the base and deciduous. Petals magenta with a bright lemon yellow patch at the base. Filaments white like the style which is curved apically away the clustered stamens. Anthers yellow forming a cluster gathered near the style.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676657

    Occurrence ID: d62b1d02-2418-496f-ac78-cb398865d219

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Santiago de Cali Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento Villacarmelo, Vereda La Candelaria. Parque Nacional Farallones. Trail from Sector La Candelaria to Corea. Cordillera Occidental

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 - 2200 m. (6562 - 7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.36522, -76.6369

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Allomaieta	Loi^^o-C.
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Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Cali, Corregimiento Villacannelo,
Vereda La Candelaria. Parque Nacional Farallones. Trail from
Sector La Candelaria to Corea. Cordillera Occidental, vertiente
oriental.
2000-2200 m	03°21.913' N, 76°38.215' W
Cloud forest.
Small tree to 4-5 m tall. Flowers 5-merous. Calyx lobes whitish,
free to the base and deciduous. Petals magenta >yith a bright lemon
yellow patch at the base. Filaments white like the style which is
curved apically away from the clustered stamens. Anthers yellow,
forming a cluster gathered near the style. Local.
Frank Almeda 10293	February 8, 2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, 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)