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Collector Cotton, E.
Number 1702
Collected with Mats Gustafsson & Gonzalo Rivas
Country Ecuador
Subpart CARCHI
County  
Locality Road Maldonado-Tulcán, Km 20 from Maldonado. Montane forest close to some houses on the roadside.
Coordinates 0° 51' N 78° 0' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2600
Maximum elevation (m) 2600
Start date 2001/09/09
End date 2001/09/09
Family Melastomataceae
Identification Meriania maxima Markgraf
Determined by E. Cotton
Identification qualifier  
Field notes "Tree, 8 m tall. Petals magenta-purple, fleshy; style magenta; filaments magenta; connective appendages cream-coloured; anthers purple-black. Stamens dimorphic, the inner whorl with much smaller connective appendages. Only one tree seen close to houses. ALC. AMSG."

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