Miconia pepericarpa DC.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Miconia pepericarpa DC. -
Collector(s)
W. R. Anderson 8536 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973
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Location
Brazil. Minas Gerais. 6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.
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Habitat
Edge of stream; gallery forest along stream and slopes above, one side being rocky (quartzite) with sandy soil, the other side having an area of grassy cerrado on red clay.
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Description
Shrub 2 m tall; fruit green, then red, finally blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00924974
Occurrence ID: c98c5317-2c2f-4abf-9ccc-dc03e5600243
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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
Miconia pepericarpa DC. det J. J. Wurdack, 1974
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Minas Gerais
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Locality
6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.
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Elevation
Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)
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Coordinates
-18.4, -43.7117
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
1000
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Georeferencing Method
Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Gouvêia from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line (NNE, not N) on MANIS website.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Miconia pepericarpa DC.