Mecranium ovatum Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Mecranium ovatum Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8097 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, Jr., R. Judd, 31 May 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Barahona. Monteada Nueva Region (peak is Loma Trocha de Pey), S of Cabral-Polo Road, then ca. 7.8 km SE on "riverbed road" and dirt road to "Cortico" and silica mine (open degraded area sometimes erroneously reported as a silver mine).

  • Habitat

    Degraded cloud forest; with Vaccinium racemosum, Lyonia stahlii var. costata, Tibouchina longifolia, Meriania involucrata, Sagraea gracilis, Miconia dodecandra, Calycogonium, Miconia tetrastoma, Mecranium ovatum, Brunellia comocladifolia, Phytolacca rivinoides, Crassocephalum crepidoides, Arthrostylidium, Huperzia, Lycopodium clavatum, Stelis, Pleurothallis, Dichaea, Cheiroglossa palmata, Ficus, Hieronima, Eupatorium, Bocconia, Eugenia, Lophosoria, Elaphoglossum, Daphnopsis crassifolia, Passiflora, Solanum spp., Cecropia, Oreopanax, Didymopanax, Alsophila, Renealmia, Prestoea. Very common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3 m tall; fruits black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01101277

    Occurrence ID: 953b29db-b63a-4506-b97c-df2c33b9d77e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Mecranium ovatum Cogn. det W. S. Judd, 03 Jul 2006

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Barahona

  • Locality

    Monteada Nueva Region (peak is Loma Trocha de Pey), S of Cabral-Polo Road, then ca. 7.8 km SE on "riverbed road" and dirt road to "Cortico" and silica mine (open degraded area sometimes erroneously reported as a silver mine).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1260 - 1290 m. (4134 - 4232 ft.)

  • Distribution

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