Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. st oO wn 2 2 © = ROYAL You ite i} 7) ra 7) 4 FLORA OF COLOMBIA ” Fo.) MALPIGHIACEAE 3 Heteropterys o rs) Det. by Colombia, Risaralda, Pereira, Otun Quimbaya Sanctuary for Flora and Fauna: South bank of river Otun, c. 250 m downstream (West) of the bridge near base camp. 4°43'53" N, 75°34'43" W Alt: 1879m Dense riverbank vegetation dominated by Poaceae, in secondary forest, top stratum 10-15 m. River 10 m wide, fast-flowing at the time. Herbacious climber, on Melastomataceae tree up to 10 m high. Stem 0.4 cm across, dark purplish brown. Petiole 8 x 0.3 cm, green. ; Lamina 17 x 15 cm, cordate and widely ovate, dull darkish green \ above with leathery feel, dull light green and rough beneath. Petals ‘ orange-yellow. Fruit two-tone, dark purplish red and pale green. Francisco Fajardo-G 5255 13 January 2019 with Adam Jameson ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH | | WA II Additional material: photos & silica dried leaf. £01021777