Miconia rosea Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia rosea Gleason

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 55248 with F. Michelangeli, O. Colque I., R. Flores S., D. McClelland, S. Stern, 30 Apr 2007

  • Location

    Bolivia. Cochabamba. Chapare Prov. Along highway from Villa Tunari to Cochabamba, 35 km SW of bridge over Río Espírito Santo.

  • Habitat

    Humid evergreen forest on very steep slopes. Growing on the road side.

  • Description

    Shrub, up to 1.5 m. Fruit yellow-green with light purplish tinge on tip of fruit or persistent sepals. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    "[This species might be the same as Miconia muricata (D. Don) Triana, but more flowering material of both taxa are necessary to fully evaluate them.]"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164574

    Occurrence ID: abbc7287-82d4-4e2b-bc58-9ee12ebe42d9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia rosea Gleason det F. A. Michelangeli, 2008

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Cochabamba

  • County/Municipio

    Chapare Prov.

  • Locality

    Along highway from Villa Tunari to Cochabamba, 35 km SW of bridge over Río Espírito Santo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 860 m. (2822 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.0931, -65.6775

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