Miconia desportesii Urb.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Miconia desportesii Urb. -
Collector(s)
J. D. Skean Jr. 1735 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 15 May 1986
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Location
Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central. Along Route 41, 41.8 km N of San Jose de Ocoa between San Jose de Ocoa and Valle Nuevo.
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Habitat
Moist Pinus forest with Alsophila, Baccharis, Eupatorium, Myrica, Myrsine, Brunellia, Weinmannia, Miconia, and Ilex. Occasional.
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Description
Shrub to ca. 4 m. tall. Flowers white, tinged with pink. Anthers white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01117447
Occurrence ID: c00c79b6-a664-429e-ac5f-6a4e9fba570c
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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 desportesii Urb. det W. S. Judd
Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Dominican Republic
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State/Province
La Vega
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Locality
Cordillera Central. Along Route 41, 41.8 km N of San Jose de Ocoa between San Jose de Ocoa and Valle Nuevo.
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Elevation
Alt. 2150 m. (7054 ft.)
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Distribution
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Miconia desportesii Urb.