Miconia hypiodes Urb. & Ekman

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia hypiodes Urb. & Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6940 with J. D. Skean, Jr., 11 Jun 1993

  • Location

    Haiti. Sud. Massif de la Hotte, western group; Parc National Pic Macaya; Morne Formon, collected on trip from Experiment Station House (i.e., "Cay Florence") to ridge of Morne Formon at 1850 m and then on up to Pic le Ciel at 2150 m. This specimen collected along ridge to peak.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest to moist forest of Pinus occidentalis. In cloud forest/moist pine forest. Very common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4 m tall; flowers greenish-cream, anthers white (and actinomorphic); fruits red to pale blue (and globose) when mature. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher: revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01117406

    Occurrence ID: df473fcb-be5f-47da-8cb1-ab51afcb5aeb

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia hypiodes Urb. & Ekman 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

    Haiti

  • State/Province

    Sud

  • Locality

    Massif de la Hotte, western group; Parc National Pic Macaya; Morne Formon, collected on trip from Experiment Station House (i.e., "Cay Florence") to ridge of Morne Formon at 1850 m and then on up to Pic le Ciel at 2150 m. This specimen collected along ridge to peak.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1950 - 2150 m. (6398 - 7054 ft.)

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