Miconia dodecandra Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia dodecandra Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 5497, 26 May 1987

  • Location

    Jamaica. Portland. Blue Mountains: above Clydesdale, just off trail to Morces Gap.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed moist transition forest - with planted eucalyptus and pines. Also saw Miconia quadrangularis, M. laevigata, M. thaeazans, Heterotrichum umbellatum. Locally common. Clay soil.

  • Description

    Small tree 5 m tall; flowers pale pink, anthers bright yellow (zygomorphic), turning red with age. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Miconieae project collection."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01117305

    Occurrence ID: d006c10a-2a9a-403c-9795-06559ba6d2b7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia dodecandra Cogn. det W. S. Judd

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Portland

  • Locality

    Blue Mountains: above Clydesdale, just off trail to Morces Gap.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1050 m. (3445 ft.)

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