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. Distrito Nacional. Cordillera Central; Loma Mariana Chica, ca. 6 km west of Villa Altagracia. 150-775 m elev. (but occurring just on peak and ridge). Alt. 750 - 775 m. (2461 - 2543 ft.)
Dominican Republic. Distrito Nacional. Cordillera Central; Loma Mariana Chica, ca. 6 km west of Villa Altagracia. 150-775 m elev. (but occurring just on peak and ridge). Alt. 750 - 775 m. (2461 - 2543 ft.)
Description:
Branches rigidly ascending; new growth bright red. Shrub to 4 m tall; petals pale pink, reflexed; stamens white, actinomorphic; style white; fruits purple, turning sky blue at maturity. Leaves with major veins impressed. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Branches rigidly ascending; new growth bright red. Shrub to 4 m tall; petals pale pink, reflexed; stamens white, actinomorphic; style white; fruits purple, turning sky blue at maturity. Leaves with major veins impressed. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Habitat:
Disturbed moist montane forest at peak (and ridge) of mountain, lower elevations with very patchy and disturbed moist forest. Occasional locally.
Disturbed moist montane forest at peak (and ridge) of mountain, lower elevations with very patchy and disturbed moist forest. Occasional locally.
Other:
Specimen Notes: "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."
Specimen Notes: "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 01164018
GUID: 18d3aab7-3688-4921-9c9a-7e0787b3d55d
NY Barcode: 01164018
GUID: 18d3aab7-3688-4921-9c9a-7e0787b3d55d