Miconia araguensis Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia araguensis Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    H. H. van der Werff 5780 with Rafael Ortíz, 27 Jul 1983

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Tovar Mun. La Llorona, on road to Amparo.

  • Habitat

    Undisturbed forest on mt. slope. In treegaps, but not seen outside forest. Lower part with ± dry evergreen forest, no epiphytes. higher up more moisture w/ferns (Polybotrya, sterile forming a closed ground cover). Many palms & tree ferns. Upper part with tall cloud forest.

  • Description

    Shrub 3 m, flowers white, anthers yellow, stems viscid. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01467379

    Occurrence ID: 604e64e5-db58-465b-b0c8-66665116927e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia araguensis Wurdack det J. J. Wurdack, 1985
    Note: "[First record for Merida]"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • County/Municipio

    Tovar Mun.

  • Locality

    La Llorona, on road to Amparo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 - 1200 m. (2625 - 3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.37, -71.75

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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