Miconia dodecandra Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia dodecandra Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    A. L. Weitzman 75 with Brian M. Boom, 10 Nov 1984

  • Location

    Venezuela. Aragua. Parque Nacional Henri Pittier. along road from Maracay to Choroni, 9 km below top on north side of pass.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3271715

    Occurrence ID: b6d7d591-df55-43b2-94b7-21ee190f3096

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia dodecandra Cogn.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Aragua

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Henri Pittier. along road from Maracay to Choroni, 9 km below top on north side of pass.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 850 - 860 m. (2789 - 2822 ft.)

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Harvard University Herbaria
Plants of Venezuela
MELASTQMATA CEAE
Miconia dodecandra (Desr.) Cogn.
det. J. Wurdack, 1985
Edo. Aragua, Parque Nacional Henri Pittier.
Along the road from Maracay to Choroni, 9 km
below top on north side of pass. Cloud forest
along roadside. Alt. 850-860 m.
Shrub, 2 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, whitish
below. Petiole and undersides of midrib pale
reddish brown. Bracts surrounding flower
pink, caducous. Calyx pale green; corolla
pink with white edges; stamens orange turning
bright red after anthesis; stigma pink, style
whitish-yellow turning pink after anthesis.
Anna L. Weitzman and Brian M. Boom 75
10 November 1984
03271715