Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean

All Determinations:

Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean det. J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"

Ossaea acuminata DC. det. J. D. Skean Jr.

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central. 3.8 km N of Paso Bajito (13.2 km N of El Rio) on road between El Rio and Jarabacoa. Alt. 1070 m. (3510 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 1758 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 17 May 1986

Description:

Shrub. Leaves purplish, plicate, in full sun. Petals white, reflexed on older flowers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Open, grassy hillside in extremely disturbed Pinus occidentalis forest. Dominant shrub on hillside.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00854620
GUID: 86de005b-b1c6-4989-84c5-17f001839492

Distribution:

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