Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean -
Collector(s)
M. R. Crosby 910 with H. A. Hespenheide, W. R. Anderson, 24 Jul 1963
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Location
Jamaica. Saint Thomas. Between Blue Mountain Peak and Portland Gap.
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Habitat
In elfin woodland.
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Description
Large shrub 8 feet. Fruit light orange-yellow, more or less cast with reddish; young twigs and major leaf veins reddish. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01100208
Occurrence ID: a9ecb74c-0205-4861-bb4d-354548f95ed7
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean, 27/05/2011
Mecranium purpurascens (DC.) Triana det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"Mecranium virgatum (Sw.) Triana det C. D. Adams, 1963
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Jamaica
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State/Province
Saint Thomas
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Locality
Between Blue Mountain Peak and Portland Gap.
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Elevation
Alt. 1981 - 2256 m. (6499 - 7402 ft.)
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Distribution
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Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean