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Monochaetum myrtoideum (Bonpl.) Naudin

Collection: Hatheway, William H. - 1142

Vernacular names	According to plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, is known as: Angelito, Saltón.
Plant description	2-meter shrub with magenta flowers
Locality and habit remarks	In dry hillside brush vegetation. A few km. North of Bogotá

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-12-26

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Modified: 2022-02-18 01:00:38

GUID: 1048eb9a-a6bf-4a79-b75b-06cfba171267

Country	Colombia
State/Province	Bogotá, D.C.
County	Bogotá
Locality	Cerro de la Moya, El Chicó, a few km. north of Bogotá
Coordinates (verbatim)	Not available
Latitud decimal	Not available
Longitud decimal	Not available
Elevation (in meters)	2700.0000000000
Collection date	1960-06-29

Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Tracheophyta
Superclass	Angiospermae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Myrtales
Family	Melastomataceae
Genus	Monochaetum
Species	myrtoideum
Species author	(Bonpl.) Naudin
Scientific name	Monochaetum myrtoideum (Bonpl.) Naudin

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