Mecranium septentrionale Skean
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Mecranium septentrionale Skean -
Collector(s)
J. D. Skean Jr. 1802 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 25 May 1986
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Location
Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata. Cordillera Septentrional. Pico Diego de Ocampa.
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Habitat
Low elevation cloud forest with Mecranium, Miconia, Ossaea, Chusquea, Brunellia, Persea, Psychotria, Myrsine, Coccoloba, Baccharis, Garrya, Cestrum, and Vitis.
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Description
Shrub ca. 2 m tall. Flower buds green, some tinged with red-purple. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01100225
Occurrence ID: d36d7dbb-2424-4dd4-872a-7dacce3d1247
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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 septentrionale Skean det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"Mecranium amygdalinum (Desr.) C.Wright det J. D. Skean Jr.
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Dominican Republic
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State/Province
Puerto Plata
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Locality
Cordillera Septentrional. Pico Diego de Ocampa.
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Elevation
Alt. 1190 m. (3904 ft.)
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Distribution
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Mecranium septentrionale Skean