Monochaetum laxifolium Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Monochaetum laxifolium Gleason

  • Description

    Vine; petal red, stamens yellow; fruit green turning red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5125182

    Occurrence ID: 74ac0ff4-4e62-47fc-b3d2-4e3c1158df4e

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Colombia
Departamento del Magdalena
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
No. 2423
Monochaetum laxifolium Gleason
det. J. J. Wurdack, 1974

Vine; petal red, stamens yellow; fruit
green turning red. In cleared fields
on top of ridge W of Quebrada Botella,
ca 2100m elev., ca 10°56′N, 74°00'W.

J. H. Kirkbride, Jr. 6 October 1972
This specimen initially preserved with formaldehyde.

Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Instituto de
Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, supported
in part by funds from the National Science Foundation.

Leaf fragment removed for molecular analysis
Multi-gene Phylogenetic Analysis of the Melastomataceae
Darin S. Penneys (CAS) February 2010
! Det. M. Alvear 2010
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