Miconia laevigata (L.) D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia laevigata (L.) D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6002 with With Reuben E. Judd., 10 Jun 1991

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Cordillera Central; Cerro La Torrecilla, northwest of Barranquitas, on Rt. 156 then north on Rt. 770, ca. 1.5 mi, then hiking up mountain (just to east of rd.); peak with radio towers visible from road; "peak#2," the lower peak, and lower adj. slopes.

  • Habitat

    Moist montane forest; fragmented due to agriculture; forest limited to peak itself. Prestoea montana conspicuous; with Tetrazygia urbanii, Mecranium latifolium, Hetertrichum (=Clidemia) cymosum, Miconia subcompressa, M. laevigata, M. racemosa.

  • Description

    Shrub to ca. 1.5 m tall; flowers with white petals and anthers; fruits blue-black; common. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 948507

    Occurrence ID: cfa26227-c762-4aea-a75c-dc232d30009a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia laevigata (L.) D.Don det W. S. Judd

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central; Cerro La Torrecilla, northwest of Barranquitas, on Rt. 156 then north on Rt. 770, ca. 1.5 mi, then hiking up mountain (just to east of rd.); peak with radio towers visible from road; "peak#2," the lower peak, and lower adj. slopes.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 850 - 950 m. (2789 - 3117 ft.)

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