Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean

All Determinations:

Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean det. W. S. Judd

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central; ca. 7.5 km northeast of Jarabacoa on road to Bayacanes and La Vega. Alt. 630 m. (2067 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6624 with J. D. Skean Jr., T. McDowell, J. Garcia, 25 May 1992

Description:

Shrub to 3 m tall; flowers with petals white, narrow, and acute at apex; anthers white; young fruit reddish green. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Habitat:

Forest of Pinus occidentalis. Growing with Tetrazygia bicolor, Clidemia umbellata, C. hirta. Very common.

Other:

Specimen Notes: "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00854625
GUID: ca1937a2-22b2-4dbd-9899-5c59e083f234

Distribution:

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