Filed As:

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."

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.)
Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6513 with T. A. Zanoni, T. McDowell, J. D. Skean, Jr., 14 May 1992
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.
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.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01164044
GUID: efe90170-c3b0-456c-a9a8-3b5499cd3e2c
Distribution:

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