Tibouchina martialis (Cham.) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina martialis (Cham.) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 6273 with M. Nee, M. Saldia, I. Hinojosa, M. Villegas, 21 Nov 1989

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Chiquitos Prov. Serrania de Santiago, near Santiago de Chiquitos. 5 km ENE of Santiago.

  • Habitat

    Mostly open vegetation on steep slope, with many suffrutices, some trailing vines, and occasional patches of low-branching, gnarled trees to 8 m. tall.

  • Description

    Highly-branched shrub to 1.5 m., petals deep blue, filaments white with blue hairs, appendages on connective white. Anthers and style pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 558228

    Occurrence ID: 6c6a9e6f-9c62-4d25-ab29-1e1a6156a379

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tibouchina martialis (Cham.) Cogn. det J. J. Wurdack, 1986
    Note: First record for Bolivia. Fits with spectrum of Brazilian collections

  • 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

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