Miconia tiliifolia Naudin

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Chiquitos Prov.

• Locality

  Serrania de Santiago, near Santiago de Chiquitos. 5 km ENE of Santiago

• Elevation

  Alt. 700 - 900 m. (2297 - 2953 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.32, -59.58

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF FOLTVIA-
Dpto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Chiquitos
No. 6296	Melastomataceae
Miconia tiliifolia Naudin
det. 1990, J. Wurdack
Serrania de Santiago, near Santiago de Chiquitos. 5
km ENE of Santiago. @ 18°19IS, 59°35'W, elev. @
700-900m. Mostly open vegetation on steep slope, with
many suffrutices, some trailing vines, and occasional
patches of low-branching, gnarled trees to 8m tall.
Suffrutex to 3m, unbranched or with few branches.
Corolla white, stamens crea. Occasional in relatively
shaded areas, most with leaves severely damaged by
insects.
D. C. DALY, M. Nee, M. Saldia,
I. Hinojosa, M. Villegas_21 Nov., 1989
Field work supported by the Charles A. Lindbergh Fund