Tibouchina sp.
Melastomataceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 96519 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 27 March 2006 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Pichincha |
| Location | Along road from Tandayapa to Mindo, 7.2 m S of Tandayapa. 1790 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | S 00 00 24 W 078 40 26 |
| Note | Tree 6 m tall; calyx red; flowers magenta with white center; anthers yellow; ovary red with red scales. |
Local Habitat
2.0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Pichincha, Vicinity of Bellavista Cloud Forest Preserve, along side road to Bellavista Scientific Research Station and side road to Nanegalito, departing main Bellavista-Mindo Road, 1.2 km S of Bellavista, 0.3 km to 1 km west of Tandayapa-Mindo Road., S 00 01 16 W 078 41 07 |
| Date | 27 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Medium to high elevation cloud forest |
2.0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Pichincha, vicinity of Bellavista Cloud Forest Preserve, along side road to Bellavista Scientific Research Station and side road to Nanegalito, departing main Bellavista-Mindo Road, 1.2 km S of Bellavista, 0.3 km to 1 km west of Tandayapa-Mindo Road., S 00 01 16 W 078 41 07 |
| Date | 27 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Montane rain forest. |
6.9km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Prov. Pichincha, Along road from Tandayapa to Mindo via Bellavista, 1.7-2.1 km not beyond Bellavista., S 00 01 02 W 078 44 07 |
| Date | 14 February 2005 |
| Ecology | Cloud forest. |
