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Brachyotum strigosum (L.f.) Triana

Collection: Vargas, Carlos Alberto - 2753

Identification remarks: Confirmó Humberto Mendoza Abril/2021

Phenology	Fructificación
Vernacular names	According to plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, is known as: Angelito, Zarcillejo morado, Zarcillo.
Plant description	Arbusto. 1,7 m Frutos café

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2025-10-25

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Modified: 2022-02-18 00:52:58

GUID: 963d091a-5a36-4845-bc40-4669e0dc1db0

Country	Colombia
State/Province	Bogotá, D.C.
County	Bogotá
Locality	Pasquilla Localidad de Ciudad Bolívar, Páramo de Pasquilla
Coordinates (verbatim)	4° 25' 9.48" N - 74° 10' 6.03" W
Latitud decimal	4.4193000
Longitud decimal	-74.1683417
Elevation (in meters)	3256.0000000000
Collection date	2013-11-14

Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Tracheophyta
Superclass	Angiospermae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Myrtales
Family	Melastomataceae
Genus	Brachyotum
Species	strigosum
Species author	(L.f.) Triana
Scientific name	Brachyotum strigosum (L.f.) Triana

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