Meriania involucrata (Desv.) Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Meriania involucrata (Desv.) Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8091 with J. Richard Abbott, J, Dan Skean, Reuben Judd, 31 May 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo. Republica Dominicana: Cordillera Central: Prov. La Vega; Pinar Parejo, 6 km. al sur de Constanza.

  • Habitat

    Degraded cloud forest. With Vaccinium racemosum, Lyonia stahlii var. costata, Tibouchina longifolia, Meriania involucrata, Sagraea gracilis, Miconia dodecandra, Calycogonium, Miconia tetrastoma, Mecranium ovatum, Brunellia comocladifolia, Phytolacca rivinoides, Crassocephalum crepidoides, Arthrostylidium, Huperzia, Lycopodium clavatum, Stelis, Pleurothallis, Dichaea, Cheiroglossa palmata, Ficus, Hieronima, Eupatorium, Bocconia, Eugenia, Lophosoria, Elaphoglossum, Daphnopsis crassifolia, Passiflora, Solanum spp., Cecropia, Oreopanax, Didymopanax, Alsophila, Renealmia, Prestoea.

  • Description

    Common shrub to small tree to ca. 5 m tall; flowers pendulous, with petals overlapping and fonming a cup; petals white; stamens alternating pink and white (filaments). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1264386

    Occurrence ID: a6d1f447-9464-4065-a16c-561139a80ea0

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Santo Domingo

  • Locality

    Republica Dominicana: Cordillera Central: Prov. La Vega; Pinar Parejo, 6 km. al sur de Constanza

  • Elevation

    Alt. 6200 - 6300 m. (20341 - 20669 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.83, -70.75

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