Mecranium puberulum Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Mecranium puberulum Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6692 with J. D. Skean, Jr., A. Abrreu (forestry guard), 02 Jun 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. San Juan. Cordillera Central; Parque Nacional Jos del Carmen Ramírez, on trail between "Forestry House" (Caseta del Forestal) to Arroyo Palo de Cuello; above Los Fríos, on the jeep road from Arroyo Cano.

  • Habitat

    Moist montane forest (in ravines and some slopes) or moist Pinus occidentalis forest (on ridges and some slopes). Plants of moist montane forest, not along rivers or in pine forest (as the related Miconia sp. nov.). Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2 m tall, especially in ravine forests; flower buds white, new growth reddish; leaves with impressed veins. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01100203

    Occurrence ID: 6c705cd2-5871-439f-8aae-f04a7ca89cba

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Mecranium puberulum Cogn. det W. S. Judd

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    San Juan

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central; Parque Nacional Jos del Carmen Ramírez, on trail between "Forestry House" (Caseta del Forestal) to Arroyo Palo de Cuello; above Los Fríos, on the jeep road from Arroyo Cano.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 - 1400 m. (4265 - 4593 ft.)

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