Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd ( isotype ) -
Collector(s)
D. S. Penneys 1315, 05 Jun 2000
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Location
Dominica. Saint George. Tropical Montane Rain Forest. Morne Macaque (a.k.a. Morne Micotrin). Cable & Wireless Co. trail begins after the bridge, after the concrete road, and 30 m. beyond the park boundary.
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Habitat
Abundant.
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Description
shrub or treelet, to 3 m tall. Shrub or treelet, to 3 m. Petioles reddish. Hypanthium maroon-red; calyx teeth green; corolla pinkish-red but creamy-yellow near leading margin of overlapping petal; filaments cream, anthers yellow, slits brighter; style slightly sigmoid, stigma at same level as top of anthers. Immature fruit deep red-maroon, becoming deep purple. Proogynous. DNA, ETOH. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 842114
Occurrence ID: 71eb827a-6d0b-42b9-807f-b36dbbc40112
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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
Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd
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Type Details
isotype of Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Dominica
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State/Province
Saint George
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Locality
Tropical Montane Rain Forest. Morne Macaque (a.k.a. Morne Micotrin). Cable & Wireless Co. trail begins after the bridge, after the concrete road, and 30 m. beyond the park boundary.
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Elevation
Alt. 1045 m. (3428 ft.)
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Coordinates
15.3397, -61.3162
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Distribution
m w §1 J -v ffl §1 m' feit ^ a : 0 1 2 3 4 ^ R 7 Q a-in cm c ° ^ o o / o y copyright reserved The New York Botanical Garden v0i^ BOTANICAL GARDE** <NY>IMAGED MFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN .....00842114 Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd Brittonia 56 (2): 153. 2004. Isotype z*>i Det. Darin S. Penneys (FLAS) April 2001 Examined for a Revision of Charianthus University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA PLANTS OF DOMINICA <Melastomataceae> Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd det. DSP, 20 I 2001 St. George Parish: Tropical Montane Rain Forest. Morne Macaque (a.k.a. Morne Micotrin). Cable & Wireless Co. trail begins after the bridge, after the concrete road, and 30m. beyond the park boundary. Elev. 1045m. Shrub or treelet to 3m. Petioles reddish. Hypanthium maroon-red; calyx teeth green; corolla pinkish-red but creamy-yellow near leading margin of overlapping petal; filaments cream, anthers yellow, slits brighter; style slightly sigmoid, stigma at same level as top of anthers. Immature fruit deep red-maroon, becoming deep purple. Protogynous. Abundant. DNA. ETOH. Lat. 15 20.38N Long. 61 18.97W . coll. Darin S. Penneys #1315 5 June 2000 00842114
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Charianthus dominicensis Penneys & Judd