Miconia chionophila Naudin belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Miconia, Croat95038--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo el Angel. 19 Feb 05. 010a.jpg
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia
Specific Epithet
chionophila
Authorship
Naudin
2/19/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Creeping; flowers white.
2/18/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Creeping, woody groundcover; flowers white.
6/7/2011
Location
Ecuador, Azuay
-2.783056, -79.223889
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cajas, Laguna Toreadora. 3945 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbustito, ramas procumbentes, rastrera en musgos. Corola y estigma crema, fruto tornándose azul-negro.
