Mecranium virgatum (Sw.) Triana

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Jamaica

• State/Province

  Portland

• Locality

  John Crow Mountains. About 1.5 miles SW of Ecclesdown following forestry road W

• Elevation

  Alt. 375 m. (1230 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.0808, -76.4102

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  3508

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates at elev. 350 m near center of John Crow mountain were found. Geographical radial was calculated as distance between coordinates and farthest area of elev. 350 m of the feature. Final uncertainty found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF JAMAICA
<Melastomataceae>
Mecranium virgatum (Sw.) Triana
det. W. S. Judd, 21 Jan 2011
Portland Parish: John Crow Mountains. About 1.5 miles
SW of Ecclesdown following forestry road W. Elev. 375 m.
Montane forest over limestone. With Blakea trinervia,
Miconia impetiolaris, M. laevigata, Clidemia hirta, C.
erythropogon, Mecranium axillare. Common small tree to
ca. 4 m tall; flower buds white.
coll. Walter S. Judd # 8334	21 January 2011
with Gretchen M. lonta, Jun Wen, Keron Campbell,
Patrick Lewis
Collected as part of investigation of the systematics of Miconieae
(research supported by N.S.F. grant).
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