Miconia rigida (Sw.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia rigida (Sw.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    J. D. Skean Jr. 1939 with V. L. Slantis, 20 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Jamaica. Saint Thomas. Blue Mountains. West slopes of Blue Mountain Peak between Portland Gap and the top.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest with Podocarpus, Hedyosmum, Miconia, Meriania, Cyrilla, Myrsine, Ilex, Psychotria, Cestrum, Alsophila, Cyathea, and Chusquea. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 3 m tall with brown-gray bark. Young inflorescence red-purple, covered with ferrugineus hairs. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130328

    Occurrence ID: bb0714bf-1d6d-4ceb-976f-e97151d65a58

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia rigida (Sw.) Triana det J. D. Skean Jr.
    Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Saint Thomas

  • Locality

    Blue Mountains. West slopes of Blue Mountain Peak between Portland Gap and the top.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2210 m. (7251 ft.)

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