Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium alpestre Urb. & Ekman

All Determinations:

Mecranium alpestre Urb. & Ekman det. J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"

Location:

Haiti. Sud. Massif de la Hotte. Parc National Pic Macaya. Ridge of Morne Formon, trail from "Camp Brent" to the summit camp. Alt. 2140 - 2150 m. (7021 - 7054 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 2095 with C. Labossière, 02 Jan 1987

Description:

Shrub or small tree to ca. 3 m tall. Bark gray-brown, smooth or slightly longitudinally furrowed. Young fruits red-purple. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Habitat:

Cloud/pine forest with Pinus, Didymopanax, Brunellia, Miconia, Calyptranthes, Ternstroemia, Symplocos and Arthrostylidium. Occasional.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [See duplicate sheet, NY barcode 01097797]

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01097772
GUID: 9c1425d7-072e-4800-9aae-7e23e57244e5

Distribution:

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