Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia fuertesii Cogn.
All Determinations:

Miconia fuertesii Cogn. det. W. S. Judd
Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for revisionary studies in the Melastomataceae"

Location:

Dominican Republic. Elias Piña. Cordillera Central: west slope and peak of Loma Nalga de Maco. 1700-1960 m elev. Alt. 1950 - 1960 m. (6398 - 6430 ft.)
Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6588 with J. D. Skean, Jr., B. Santa, 22 May 1992
Description:

Shrub to small tree at the peak, to 6 m tall; sterile now; leaves with 3 veins impressed, golden to white below. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
Habitat:

With M. septentrionalis. Moist montane forest dominated by Coccoloba, Podocarpus, Garrya, Miconia, Baccharis, Palicouria, Psychotria, Bumelia, Ocotea, Persea, Vaccinium, Myrsine, Symplocos, Cordia, Sapium, Ternstroemia, Cestrum, Didymopanax, Weinmannia, Brunellia, Ilex. Locally common.
Other:

Specimen Notes: "Voucher-Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01116885
GUID: 6abe29a4-ba11-416a-ad76-20ba892655f7
Distribution:

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