Miconia alata (Aubl.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia alata (Aubl.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Evans 1897 with George Lewis, 19 Jul 1994

  • Location

    Suriname. Para. Ca. 10 year abandoned open-pit bauxite mine, 1.1 km S of entrance off road (Meursweg) from Zanderij Hwy. to Paranam, 3.9 km from Zanderij Hwy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02696505

    Occurrence ID: 66412944-73d9-444f-ac6c-3417460e2af4

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Para

  • Locality

    Ca. 10 year abandoned open-pit bauxite mine, 1.1 km S of entrance off road (Meursweg) from Zanderij Hwy. to Paranam, 3.9 km from Zanderij Hwy.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.6083, -55.17

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(Randall J.
Evans 1897)
MELASTOMATACEAE	[223]
Mi coni a alata (Alibi.) DC,
det. F, A. Mich (NY), 2012
SURINAME
MELASTOMATACEAE
Para
Ca. 10 year abandoned open-pit bauxite
mine, 1.1 km S of entrance off road
(Meursweg) from Zanderij Hwy. to
Paranam, 3.9 km from Zanderij Hwy.
5.36.30N 55.10W	EO m
Ca. 3 m wide slope separating mostly
shrubby/herbaceous pit floor of mine
and young (ca. 10 years old?) mostly
secondary forest (a few original trees
remaining) surrounding and above pit.
Scrambling tree/shrub, 2-4 m long;
Randy Evans & George Lewis 1897
Field work supported by NIH, NSF & USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
flowers with corolla white.
19 July 1994
Randy Evans & George Lewis 1897
Field work supported by NIH, NSF & USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
02696505