Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia foveolata Cogn.

All Determinations:

Miconia foveolata Cogn. det. W. S. Judd, 2001
Note: "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

Miconia foveolata Cogn. det. W. S. Judd

Location:

Puerto Rico. Luquillo National Forest, at (and near) peak of El Yunque; at end of Forest Road #10. Alt. 1000 - 1050 m. (3281 - 3445 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6019 with Carlos Riviera, Reuben Judd, 13 Jun 1991

Description:

Shrub to 1.5 m. tall; inflorescence axes, hypanthia, calyx all bright red-pubescent; petals white, but in bud with a very slight red tinge at tips; anthers white (actinomorphic); veins of leaves all impressed above. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Dwarf moist montane forest surrounded by clouds-fog, much storm damage visible. Only in open areas. With Tetrazygia urbanii, Miconia pachyphylla, M. pycnoneura, M. racemosa, M. sintenisii, M. foveolata, Mecranium latifolium, Henriettea squamulosa, Nepsera aquatica. Locally common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00948475
GUID: cebd8f5e-983b-4453-be20-bb5ef761892c

Map:

Coordinates: (18.3104, -65.7915)

Distribution:

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