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. J. D. Skean Jr.

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central. NW of foothills of Loma de la Sal. Alt. 920 m. (3018 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 1776 with R. Beaman, W. S. Judd, T. Zanoni, et al., 21 May 1986

Description:

Shrub ca. 1 m tall. Petals white, reflexed. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Disturbed Pinus occidentalis forest with Baccharis, Pteridium, Lantana, Myrica, Tibouchina, Cordia, Ilex, Hypericum, Miconia, Clidemia, and Rhytidophyllum. Common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00854647
GUID: 95614457-b6a0-46f2-959b-7cc1586ab36e

Distribution:

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