Mecranium crassinerve (Urb.) Skean

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Mecranium crassinerve (Urb.) Skean

  • Collector(s)

    J. D. Skean Jr. 1665 with P. Ronique Despagne, 06 Jul 1985

  • Location

    Haiti. Sud. Massif de la Hotte. Along trail from Les Platons to Sou Bwa ca. 0.5 km S of Sou Bwa and ca. 30 m S of house of Auprano Despagne.

  • Habitat

    Fields having dog-toothed limestone areas. With Phyllanthus, Lobelia, Besleria, Smilax, and Vernonia.

  • Description

    Flowers with strongly reflexed, red-purple petals and red-purple stamens with cream anthers. Style strongly curved. Immature fruits tinged with red-purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01097776

    Occurrence ID: 59e30948-1d6f-4157-a19e-d8657be5c025

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Mecranium crassinerve (Urb.) Skean det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
    Note: "Ekmaniocharis crassinervis Urban"; "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)."

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Haiti

  • State/Province

    Sud

  • Locality

    Massif de la Hotte. Along trail from Les Platons to Sou Bwa ca. 0.5 km S of Sou Bwa and ca. 30 m S of house of Auprano Despagne.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 905 m. (2969 ft.)

  • Distribution

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