Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia calycina Cogn.

All Determinations:

Miconia calycina Cogn. det. W. S. Judd
Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

Location:

Dominican Republic. Independencia. Sierra de Neiba. Along the Carretera Internacional near the Haitian border, 30.1 km N of La Descubierta. Alt. 1560 m. (5118 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 1822 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 30 May 1986

Description:

Shrub ca. 3.5 m tall. Leaves green beneath, with red veins. Immature fruits reddish. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Disturbed cloud forest with Baccharis, Brunellia, Myrsine, Garrya, Miconia, Oreopanax, Cestrum, Gyrotaenia, Piper and Cestrum. Occasional.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01116763
GUID: 2976ff1f-584e-445b-8fd3-9fb0a2874851

Distribution:

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