Mecranium integrifolium subsp. neibense (Skean) Skean

Filed As

Melastomataceae
Mecranium integrifolium subsp. neibense (Skean) Skean
Collector(s)

G. J. Gastony 453 with G. C. Jones, D. H. Norris, 01 Aug 1967
Location

Dominican Republic. Sierra de Neiba, along the Carretera Internacional near the crest of the range, along the Haitian border, vic. line between provinces of San Rafael and Independencia.
Habitat

At top of shady road-cut. Essentially virgin rain-forest on limestone mountains. One plant seen.
Description

Small shrub, most stems arching-pendent. Flower inconspicuous, corolla creamy, ovary pale yellow-green, reddish above. Petiole and lower midrib reddish. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
Specimen Notes

[See duplicate sheet, NY barcode 01097654]
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01097679

Occurrence ID: 164e863d-0e8b-4857-8276-c8bc59d46b69
Related Objects

Specimen - 01097654, G. J. Gastony 453, Mecranium integrifolium subsp. neibense (Skean) Skean, Melastomataceae (249.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Dominican Republic
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Myrtales
Family

Melastomataceae
All Determinations

Mecranium integrifolium subsp. neibense (Skean) Skean det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a mongraph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"
Mecranium alpestre Urb. & Ekman det A. H. Liogier

Region

West Indies
Country

Dominican Republic
Locality

Sierra de Neiba, along the Carretera Internacional near the crest of the range, along the Haitian border, vic. line between provinces of San Rafael and Independencia.
Elevation

Alt. 1700 - 2000 m. (5577 - 6562 ft.)
Distribution

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