Miconia nervosa (Sm.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia nervosa (Sm.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    Z. Goodwin 257 with with S. George, N. Mora, I. Chan, S. Bridgewater, & P. Walker., 04 Nov 2006

  • Location

    Belize. Stann Creek. Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 km SE from visitors centre, 300m along & 30m off the Tiger Fern Trail, plot 1.

  • Habitat

    Tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal, broadleaf forest: Yucaton variant, canopy height 17+m, 80% canopy cover. Understory is dense layer of Polybotrys caudata, young Attalea cohune, Costus pulverulentus, Calathea micans, and numerous Psychotria and Miconia sp. Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets.

  • Description

    Shrub in tree fall gap, 2.5m tall. Pink inflorescence with white flowers. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02394044

    Occurrence ID: b205df87-12c9-470f-b2e2-f9a29c1e5b3e

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia nervosa (Sm.) Triana det Z. Goodwin, Aug 2007

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Stann Creek

  • Locality

    Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 km SE from visitors centre, 300m along & 30m off the Tiger Fern Trail, plot 1.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.782, -88.4521

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

OCR Text not available.