Monochaetum macrantherum Gleason

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Monochaetum

Characteristics

Stem closely strigose with barbellate eglandular hairs, densely pilose at the nodes; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 cm. long, up to 1 cm. wide, subacute, very sparsely strigose on the upper side, often only toward the tip, sparsely strigose on the primary nerves beneath; inflorescence of mostly 3-flowered terminal cymules; hypanthium thinly strigose; large anthers 9-12 mm. long.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Monochaetum macrantherum world distribution map, present in Costa Rica and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163740-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078873
COL ID 445JJ
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Synonyms

Monochaetum macrantherum