Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium virgatum (Sw.) Triana

All Determinations:

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

Mecranium virgatum (Sw.) Triana det. J. D. Skean Jr.
Note: "Det. D.S."

Location:

Jamaica. Portland. Blue Mountains. Along main road ca. 0.5 mile N of and below Hardwar Gap. Alt. 1225 m. (4019 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 1902 with V. L. Slantis, 17 Jul 1986

Description:

Small tree ca. 2.5 m tall. Bark gray-brown. Young fruits tinged heavily with red-purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Disturbed roadside in cloud forest. With Brunellia, Mecranium, Hedychium spp., and Miconia spp. Locally common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01100334
GUID: b29e7505-1c82-4a39-bebc-dc62e22aa88d

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et (Coordinates of feature center were located. Geographic radial was determined as distance between center coordinates and farthest area of feature. Offset information (0.5 mi N) entered into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find coordinates and uncertainty.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 3387
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (18.0898, -76.7361)

Distribution:

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