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. Ca. 3 km N of Paso Bajito (ca. 12.5 km N of El Rio) on road between El Rio and Jarabacoa. Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 1757 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 17 May 1986

Description:

Shrub to ca. 2.5 m tall. Flowers white. Older flowers with reflexed petals. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Growing in moist, shaded roadcut. Disturbed Pinus forest with Heterotrichum, Miconia, Passiflora, Eupatorium, Piper, Rubus, Inga, Myrsine, and Baccharis. Uncommon.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00854615
GUID: 6a14b0c9-2e99-4359-82cf-f44191efc928

Distribution:

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