Miconia desportesii Urb.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia desportesii Urb.

  • Collector(s)

    J. D. Skean Jr. 1735 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 15 May 1986

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central. Along Route 41, 41.8 km N of San Jose de Ocoa between San Jose de Ocoa and Valle Nuevo.

  • Habitat

    Moist Pinus forest with Alsophila, Baccharis, Eupatorium, Myrica, Myrsine, Brunellia, Weinmannia, Miconia, and Ilex. Occasional.

  • Description

    Shrub to ca. 4 m. tall. Flowers white, tinged with pink. Anthers white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01117447

    Occurrence ID: c00c79b6-a664-429e-ac5f-6a4e9fba570c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia desportesii Urb. det W. S. Judd
    Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    La Vega

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central. Along Route 41, 41.8 km N of San Jose de Ocoa between San Jose de Ocoa and Valle Nuevo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2150 m. (7054 ft.)

  • Distribution

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