Meriania macrophylla Triana

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Meriania

Characteristics

Tree to 25 m. tall, the younger parts and petioles densely furfuraceous, glabrescent in age; leaves coriaceous, elliptic, up to 17 cm. long and 9 cm. wide, rounded or subcordate at base, where a transverse ridge crosses the petiole, glabrous above, canescent beneath; panicle widely branched; hypanthium and narrow truncate calyx glabrous; petals magenta, 12-15 mm. long; stamens dimorphic, the connective in the larger series prolonged into an erect bifurcate spur 7 mm. high.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Distribution

Meriania macrophylla world distribution map, present in Panama

Conservation status

Meriania macrophylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:571971-1
WFO ID wfo-0001081073
COL ID 72ZNV
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Synonyms

Conostegia excelsa Davya macrophylla Meriania macrophylla

Lower taxons

Meriania macrophylla subsp. meridensis Meriania macrophylla subsp. macrophylla