Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    L. Coradin 865 with and Manoel dos R. Cordeiro, 26 Oct 1977

  • Location

    Venezuela. Southeastern Venezuela, vicinity of Santa Elena. Savannas (campo).

  • Habitat

    Sandy-clay soil.

  • Description

    Herb up to 70 cm tall. Flowers purple. All parts of this plant are very hairy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2571956

    Occurrence ID: 55e6eaee-4769-42ea-a580-bb38c0c85bd8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • Locality

    Southeastern Venezuela, vicinity of Santa Elena. Savannas (campo).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 870 m. (2854 ft.)

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÓNIA
Plants of Venezuela
No.
865 •	n àJ4-
Tibouchina CLAJiMsu.
Southeastern Venezuela, vicinity of Santa
Elena. 870 m. alt. Savannas (campo). Sandy—
clay soil. Herb, up to 70 cm. tall. Flowers
purple. All parts of this plant are very
hairy. Specimen was preserved with 1.5%
Pentachibrphenol in alcohol.
Lidio Coradin & Melastomataceae
Manoel dos B,. Cordeiro	26 Oct. 1977
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02571956
Field work supported by the Nacional Science Foundation and the
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa Agropecuaria do Tropicó Umido, EMBRAPA.
02571956