Mecranium latifolium (Cogn.) Skean
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Mecranium latifolium (Cogn.) Skean -
Collector(s)
W. E. Hess 610, 3 Apr 1913
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Location
Puerto Rico. Monte Alegrillo. [Following data not on label, but from converted database: "Maricao. Maricao Afuera. Monte Alegrillo."].
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Description
Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00819482
Occurrence ID: 96b9b519-4290-48c0-addd-baa9abc5b6df
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Mecranium latifolium (Cogn.) Skean det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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Locality
Monte Alegrillo. [Following data not on label, but from converted database: "Maricao. Maricao Afuera. Monte Alegrillo."]
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Coordinates
18.1501, -66.9642
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Georeferencing Method
Estimated using locality data. Location given to summit of peak (~ 900 m) in Southwest of Indiera Fria based on the following: "The name of "Monte Alegrillo" has disappeared from use but according to Proctor (1991), N.L. Britton referred to "Monte Alegrillo" as the peak at the extreme head of the Rio Maricao, with an elevation of 900 meters" (excerpt from Federal Register 1644 / Vol. 62, No. 7 / Jan. 10, 1997 / Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Mecranium latifolium (Cogn.) Skean