Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Miconia howardiana Judd, V.T.Salzm. & Skean

All Determinations:

Miconia howardiana Judd, V.T.Salzm. & Skean det. W. S. Judd, 2001
Note: "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

Miconia favosa (Desr.) Naudin det. W. S. Judd

Location:

Dominican Republic. Barahona. Sierra de Baoruco, Monteada Nueva, above (east of) Polo. Alt. 1325 - 1400 m. (4347 - 4593 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 6562 with J. D. Skean, Jr., T.McDowell, 18 May 1992

Description:

Shrub to 2 m tall; flower buds and inflorescence bracts red; leaves with primary, secondary, tertiary veins strongly impressed, all higher order veins also strongly impressed; bullate leaf units with some projections/hairs. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Disturbed moist cloud forest. With Brunellia, Weinmannia, Miconia, Magnolia, Gomodesia, Eugenia, Myrsine, Ocotea, Calyptranthes, Persea, Sagraea, Leandra, Meriania, Lyonia, Psychotria, Ilex, Coccoloba, Calycogonium, Henriettea, Clidemia. Occasional. Over limestone.

Other:

Specimen Notes: "Voucher- Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01117430
GUID: ee6d9d37-b17e-4c33-9d23-1bee9279ad5d

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Located coord. geogr. center of Loma Trocha de Pey (=Monteada Nueva). Measured from coord. to geogr. center of nearest named peak, Loma Pie de Palo; halved distance to approx. linear ext. Input into MaNIS Georef. Calc. = uncert.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 3796.57
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (18.1175, -71.2328)

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