Miconia selleana Urb. & Ekman

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia selleana Urb. & Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8165 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, R. Judd, 08 Jun 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central, in Reserva Cientifica Valle Nuevo, 13.6 km S of Valle Nuevo, Las Pirámidas Monument (geographical center of island), 44.7 km S of Constanza on road to San Jose de Ocoa.

  • Habitat

    High elevation forest of Pinus occidentalis surrounding an open grassy meadow or savanna, with Lyonia tuerckheimii, L. heptamera, Gaultheria domingensis, M. sphagnicola, M. selleana, M. viscidula, Garrya fadyenii, Baccharis myrsinites, Rubus sp. In pine forest surrounding open savanna. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3.5 m tall; flowers (petals and stamens) white. Leaves smaller and more densely pubescent than on plants at lower elevations. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130474

    Occurrence ID: a5234f34-52ae-40e6-b89e-0fa4328b915b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia selleana Urb. & Ekman det W. S. Judd, 04 Jul 2006

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    La Vega

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central, in Reserva Cientifica Valle Nuevo, 13.6 km S of Valle Nuevo, Las Pirámidas Monument (geographical center of island), 44.7 km S of Constanza on road to San Jose de Ocoa.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2270 - 2350 m. (7448 - 7710 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.7068, -70.6024

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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