Miconia fuertesii Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia fuertesii Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6588 with J. D. Skean, Jr., B. Santa, 22 May 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Elias Piña. Cordillera Central: west slope and peak of Loma Nalga de Maco. 1700-1960 m elev.

  • Habitat

    With M. septentrionalis. Moist montane forest dominated by Coccoloba, Podocarpus, Garrya, Miconia, Baccharis, Palicouria, Psychotria, Bumelia, Ocotea, Persea, Vaccinium, Myrsine, Symplocos, Cordia, Sapium, Ternstroemia, Cestrum, Didymopanax, Weinmannia, Brunellia, Ilex. Locally common.

  • Description

    Shrub to small tree at the peak, to 6 m tall; sterile now; leaves with 3 veins impressed, golden to white below. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher-Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01116885

    Occurrence ID: 6abe29a4-ba11-416a-ad76-20ba892655f7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia fuertesii Cogn. det W. S. Judd
    Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for revisionary studies in the Melastomataceae"

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Elias Piña

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central: west slope and peak of Loma Nalga de Maco. 1700-1960 m elev.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1950 - 1960 m. (6398 - 6430 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    "Collected at 1950-1960 m."

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