Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia plukenetii Naudin

All Determinations:

Miconia plukenetii Naudin det. J. J. Wurdack, 1960
Note: "ovary 3-celled (on 1)"

Location:

Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago. Parlatuvier-Roxborough Trace: Bloody Bay to road-head above Roxborough; on Main Ridge, 450-550 m. elev. Alt. 575 m. (1886 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. S. Cowan 1483 with , 08 Apr 1959

Description:

Tree 7 m. tall. Leaves dark green above, chestnut-brown beneath. Bark peeling in thin, longitudinal plates. Buds pink, petals white, stamens dark pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Primary forests on Main Ridge. Occasional.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [See illustrations of floral anatomy by J. J. Wurdack on sheet]; [Specimen located at and data courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution (US Sheet No.: 2287892).]

Identifiers:

GUID: 137a1601-6161-4776-8c28-20ec20a20645

Map:

Coordinates: (11.2833, -60.6111)

Distribution:

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