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Meriania amplexicaulis

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

Wurdack

Common Names

• Guagrajallo

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Jan-Feb (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

Vine or tree with quadrangular stems. Leaves to 200mm x 95mm, glabrous above & pilose beneath. Inflorescence of 15 pink flowers with cream anthers, calyx tube to 1.5mm long with lobes to 3.3mm x 5.3mm, glabrous petals to 18mm x 11mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke