Meriania involucrata (Desv.) Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania involucrata (Desv.) Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6563, 18 May 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Barahona. Sierra de Baoruco, Monteada Nueva, above ( east of) Polo.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed moist cloud forest. With brunellia, Weinmannia, Miconia. Magnolia, Gomodesia. Eugenia, Myrsine. Ocotea. Calyptranthes. Persea, Sagraea, Leandra, Meriania, Lyonia, Psychotria, Ilex, Coccoloba, Calycogonium, Henriettea, Clidemia. Limestone.

  • Description

    Shrub to small tree to 5 m tall; common; fruit brown; flowers-petals white on outside, on inside tinged pink at base; stamens actinomorphic, alt, in two whorls, pinkish. Plowers visited by hummingbirds, bees, wasps. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1264379

    Occurrence ID: af31f5e7-0dd0-4d47-a552-4e7be6dbc23f

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Barahona

  • Locality

    Sierra de Baoruco, Monteada Nueva, above ( east of) Polo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1325 - 1400 m. (4347 - 4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1175, -71.2328

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3796.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. geogr. center of Loma Trocha de Pey (=Monteada Nueva). Measured from coord. to geogr. center of nearest named peak, Loma Pie de Palo; halved distance to approx. linear ext. Input into MaNIS Georef. Calc. = uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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