Miconia ferruginea (Desr.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ferruginea (Desr.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8122 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, R. Judd, 02 Jun 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Independencia. Along the International Highway (Route 541), well N of Pedernales, relatively close to Puerto Escondido; "El Cielo", near the crest of the Sierra de Bahoruco, above El Aguacate, just outside to just inside the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park boundary.

  • Habitat

    Degraded cloud forest remnants, with Lobelia robusta, Mecranium multiflorum, Miconia lanceloata, M. ferruginea, Baccharis myrsinites, Cestrum spp., Phyllanthus, Cissus verticillata, Pteridium caudatum, Pilea, Rubus, Bocconia frutescens; to moist forest of Pinus occidentalis. Very common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4 m tall; flowers with pink petals, and stamens white. Berries pale blue. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    "[Dan Skean collected specimens of a plant that may be a hybrid between this species and M. lanceolata]."

  • Specimen Notes

    "DNA Voucher"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01116870

    Occurrence ID: 48c86d69-1b74-40d9-bfeb-f28f8807cbbc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia ferruginea (Desr.) DC. det W. S. Judd, 04 Jul 2006

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Independencia

  • Locality

    Along the International Highway (Route 541), well N of Pedernales, relatively close to Puerto Escondido; "El Cielo", near the crest of the Sierra de Bahoruco, above El Aguacate, just outside to just inside the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park boundary.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1520 m. (4987 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1325, -71.6697

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Longitude coordinates provided on label believed to be off by 1 degree (18 07 57 N, 71 40 10.9 W); corrected longitude plots in correct region.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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