Miconia stenobotrys (Rich.) Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia stenobotrys (Rich.) Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6698 with J. D. Skean, Jr., 02 Jun 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. San Juan. Cordillera Central; near Los Fríos, along "jeep road" from Arroyo Cano, just below (or S of) "Forestry House" in Parque Nacional Jos del Jarmen Ramírez.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed forest of Pinus occidentalis. With: Lyonia, Myrica, Pteridium, Mecranium, Miconia, Tetrazygia, Eupatorium, Psidium, Miconia species incl.: M. laevigata, M. tetrandra, M. mirabilis, M. skeanii. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4 m tall; infl. axes red; bracts red; hypanthia red; petals white; young fruits red; turning purple, and then (when mature) pale blue; leaves falcate; appears to be distinct from M. stenobotrys. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164037

    Occurrence ID: 9edfd2fe-ba5e-4e3e-b8a3-9ccf4fd4b263

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia stenobotrys (Rich.) Naudin det W. S. Judd, 2001
    Note: "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

    Miconia skeaniana Judd det W. S. Judd
    Note: "Miconia skeanii Judd & Karpook"

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    San Juan

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central; near Los Fríos, along "jeep road" from Arroyo Cano, just below (or S of) "Forestry House" in Parque Nacional Jos del Jarmen Ramírez.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

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