Miconia crocea (Desr.) Naudin

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Carchi

• County/Municipio

  San Pedro de Huaca (Canton)

• Locality

  Road from San Gabriel to Huaca

• Elevation

  Alt. 2800 m. (9186 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.6131, -77.7536

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
<Melastomataceae>
Miconia crocea (Desr.) Naud.
var. crocea Desr.
det. DSP, 18 Sept. 2003
Prov. Carchi: Road from San Gabriel to Huaca. Elev.
2800 m. Treelet 3 m. Tuft acarodomatia. FIs 6-8-
merous, fragrant; hypanthium green-cream; calyx
purplish; corolla white, rotate; stamens erect, filaments
cream, anthers yellow; style deflexed, mostly below
stamens; ovary inferior; fruit distasteful.
Lat. 00°36'47"N Long. 77°45,13"W .
coll. Darin S. Penneys # 1552	18 Sept. 2003
with N.H. Williams, W.M. Whitten, M. Blanco
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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