Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean

All Determinations:

Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean det. W. S. Judd, 05 Jul 2006

Location:

Dominican Republic. Santiago Rodríguez. Cordillera Central, SW of Moncion, 0.6 km SW of La Meseta on road to La Leonor. Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 8195 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, Jr., R. Judd, 13 Jun 2006

Description:

Shrub to 2 m tall. Flowers with petals and anthers white; berries purple-black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Low elevation forest of Pinus occidentalis. With Mecranium acuminatum, Miconia laevigata, Sabal, Senna, Acacia, Abrus, Simarouba glauca, Kalanchoe, Psidium guajava, Casearia arborea, Rhynchelytrum repens, Lantana, Polygala grandiflora, Chamaesyce, Anemia, Hypericum, Turnera, Badiera penaea, Ilex, Centrosema, Cuphea, Euphorbia, Croton, Galactia, Chamaecrista, Wedelia, Trema lamarckiana, Gouania, Ambrosia. Occasional (but this species becoming much more common farther SW along the road, at higher elevations).

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01101253
GUID: 6540a3a5-392e-4e07-a8cb-1c5a0c818687

Map:

Coordinates: (19.3908, -71.2151)

Distribution:

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