Miconia calvescens DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia calvescens DC.

  • Collector(s)

    D. S. Penneys 1611 with N.H. Williams, W.M. Whitten, M. Blanco, 03 Oct 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. El Pangui. Finca de Vincente Lapo. To west of town.

  • Habitat

    Low mountain range.

  • Description

    Tree to 6 m. Stems flattened-quadrate. Flowers 5-merous; hypanthium indistinctly costate, light greenish-yellow; corolla white, rotate, 1.2-1.0 mm; stamens spreading, white, anthers 2.8 mm long, uniporate, with basal, ventral glands; style curving, white, stigma slightly expanded; ovary 1/2 inferior, 3-carpellate; immature fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Additional material: digital images; DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1599205

    Occurrence ID: 10c950de-e36d-4a41-9cb2-fb34f1fffdf4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia calvescens DC. det F. Almeda, 25 May 2005

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    El Pangui. Finca de Vincente Lapo. To west of town.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1130 m. (3707 ft.)

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