Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia lanceolata (Desr.) DC.

All Determinations:

Miconia lanceolata (Desr.) DC. det. W. S. Judd

Location:

Haiti. Ouest. Massif de la Selle, Morne Teleco (= Morne Tranchant), above Kenscoff; site of Teleco transmission towers. Alt. 1900 m. (6234 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6803 with J. D. Skean, Jr., 29 May 1993

Description:

Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall; flowers white, anthers white/actinomorphic; fruits red, turning blue with age (and globose). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Very disturbed moist montane forest (or cloud forest). Forest restricted to small patches with garden plots between them; canopy height ca. 3 m. With Miconia tetrastoma, Mecranium multiflorum.

Other:

Specimen Notes: "Voucher: revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura"

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01117235
GUID: bd2e1906-00ef-44f1-a29f-a35f1a8e1d7d

Distribution:

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