Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Miconia samanensis Urb.
Melastomataceae
Miconia samanensis Urb.
All Determinations:
Miconia samanensis Urb. det. W. S. Judd
Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."
Miconia samanensis Urb. det. W. S. Judd
Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."
Location:
Dominican Republic. Monseñor Nouel. Cordillera Central, SE of Bonao, Falcombridge Dominicana mine property (Loma Pequera area), at top of Loma Larga. Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)
Dominican Republic. Monseñor Nouel. Cordillera Central, SE of Bonao, Falcombridge Dominicana mine property (Loma Pequera area), at top of Loma Larga. Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)
Description:
Shrub to 3 m tall; petals rose pink; stamens white; fruit purple to pale gray-blue; inflorescence bracts and new shoots reddish; leaves with red veins, sometimes entire abaxial surface reddish; lvs. flat to falcate, major veins impressed. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Shrub to 3 m tall; petals rose pink; stamens white; fruit purple to pale gray-blue; inflorescence bracts and new shoots reddish; leaves with red veins, sometimes entire abaxial surface reddish; lvs. flat to falcate, major veins impressed. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Habitat:
Open forest of Pinus occidentalis. Small segment of natural forest at edge of area destroyed by mining operations; some nearby areas replanted with Casuarina and Cynodon. Occasional. On serpentine substrate. Soil is lateritic with 2% nickel and 20% iron.
Open forest of Pinus occidentalis. Small segment of natural forest at edge of area destroyed by mining operations; some nearby areas replanted with Casuarina and Cynodon. Occasional. On serpentine substrate. Soil is lateritic with 2% nickel and 20% iron.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 01164044
GUID: efe90170-c3b0-456c-a9a8-3b5499cd3e2c
NY Barcode: 01164044
GUID: efe90170-c3b0-456c-a9a8-3b5499cd3e2c