Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia krugii Cogn.

All Determinations:

Miconia krugii Cogn. det. W. S. Judd, 1992
Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central: road south of Constanza to Valle Nuevo, at El Salto de Aguas Blancas (on a road to east ca. 2-3 km off main Constanza/Valle Nuevo road, ca. 15 km S of Constanza). Alt. 1530 - 1630 m. (5020 - 5348 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6645 with T. McDowell, J. D. Skean, J. García, 27 May 1992

Description:

Shrub to 1 m tall; bracts red; flowers with petals white, anthers white, arranged actinomorphically; fruits red (immature) to pale blue or nearly white (mature); leaves flat to curved/falcate, shiny above with 1- & 2-order veins impressed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Moist forest of Pinus occidentalis. Locally common.

Other:

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

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01116971
GUID: 272df689-7ae5-482e-9ade-1447049e2284

Distribution:

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