Tibouchina dimorphophylla Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina dimorphophylla Gleason

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Wasshausen 789 with and F. Encarnación, 13 Oct 1976

  • Location

    Peru. Cusco. Quispicanchi Prov. Along roadside 5 km E of Marcapata.

  • Habitat

    Upper montaña rainforest, rocky outcrop.

  • Description

    Shrub 1 m high; petals blue.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2572096

    Occurrence ID: ccf02fd6-f889-4714-b5cc-def7de813a79

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Cusco

  • County/Municipio

    Quispicanchi Prov.

  • Locality

    Along roadside 5 km E of Marcapata.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3120 m. (10236 ft.)

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SMITHSONIAN PERUVIAN EXPEDITION
Departamento de Cuzco, Provincia de Quispicanchis
Tibouchina dimorphophylla Gleason
det. John J. Wurdack 1980
Shrub, 1 m high; petals blue.
Occasional, upper montaña rainforest, rocky outcrop,
along roadside 5 km E of Marcapata. Elev. 3>120 m
D.C. Wasshausen & F. Encarnación, No. 7^9	13 Oct 1976
Collected in collaboration with the Museo de Historia Natural
"Javier Prado”, Lima, assisted by a grant from the Smithsonian
Research Foundation.
02572096