Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean

All Determinations:

Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean det. J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"

Ossaea acuminata DC. det. W. S. Judd

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central, along rd. from El Río to Jarabacoa, ca. 21 km N of El Río and 5.4 km S of Jarabacoa. Alt. 760 m. (2493 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 5142 with J. D. Skean Jr., R. Beaman, 20 May 1986

Description:

Shrubs to 2.5 m tall; flowers white (anthers white), petals erect to reflexed; variation in width of leaves. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Disturbed forest of Pinus occidentalis. Common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00854649
GUID: a60f9be9-54ac-4a1b-bb16-6654405ebdca

Distribution:

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