Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia pycnoneura Urb.
All Determinations:

Miconia pycnoneura Urb. det. W. S. Judd, 2001

Location:

Puerto Rico. Cordillera Central. Bosque Toro Negro. Monte Jayuya, near peak; Rt. 143, at km 18.4-18.5 (note that road to Cerro de Punta is at km 17). Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)
Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6129 with With Frank Axelrod, Tom Zanoni, Sue Thompson, R. Beraz, 17 Jan 1992
Description:

Occasional shrub to 3 m; flower buds red; when open, petals white on adaxial surface, pink on abaxial surface; stamens; stamens white, in an actinomorphic ring; fruits red, turning blue; leaves with strongly impressed veins. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
Habitat:

Moist montane forest.
Other:

Specimen Notes: Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 892881
GUID: a284f977-7a2f-4331-8b27-edd49d0c94c1
Map:

Coordinates: (18.1678, -66.5749)

Distribution:

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