Mecranium birimosum (Naudin) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Mecranium birimosum (Naudin) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6897 with J. D. Skean Jr., 10 Jun 1993

  • Location

    Haiti. Sud. Massif de la Hotte, western group; Parc National Pic Macaya; ridge above Experiment Station House (=Cay Florence) and Biosphere reserve house, near Deron plain, Bwa Deron.

  • Habitat

    Rak bwa (= moist forest on limestone) on karst ridge. With: Clidemia umbellata, Miconia tetrastoma, M. subcompressa, Meriania brevipedunculata, Mecranium revolutum, Calycogonium torbecianum. Occasional.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2.5 m tall; flowers white, reduced anthers, white, arranged actinomorphically. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher: revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01097755

    Occurrence ID: ec6e4c7d-3ecb-419d-8e45-9a8aa6b60935

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Haiti

  • State/Province

    Sud

  • Locality

    Massif de la Hotte, western group; Parc National Pic Macaya; ridge above Experiment Station House (=Cay Florence) and Biosphere reserve house, near Deron plain, Bwa Deron.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1150 - 1190 m. (3773 - 3904 ft.)

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