Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia howardiana Judd, V.T.Salzm. & Skean ( isotype )

All Determinations:

Miconia howardiana Judd, V.T.Salzm. & Skean det. W. S. Judd, 2002

Miconia favosa (Desr.) Naudin det. W. S. Judd, 1986

Location:

Dominican Republic. Barahona. Sierra de Baoruco, Monteada Nueva, near Polo. Along road to silica mine. Alt. 1400 - 1425 m. (4593 - 4675 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 5178 with with James D. Skean, Jr., & Reed S. Beaman, 28 May 1986

Description:

shrub, to 2 m. tall. Shrub, to 2 m. tall; young inflorescenes with bright red bracts; flowers with pinkish reflexed petals, anthers white; leaves bullate. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower.

Habitat:

Much disturbed cloud forest, with Miconia subcompressa, Miconia tetrastoma, Meriania involucrata, Heterotrichum umbellatum, Ossaea limoides, Ossaea lima, Mecranium ovatum. Very common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 658709
GUID: db64a497-19b7-4ddc-93ed-553d99c4c447

Distribution:

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