Miconia krugii Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia krugii Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6645 with T. McDowell, J. D. Skean, J. García, 27 May 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central: road south of Constanza to Valle Nuevo, at El Salto de Aguas Blancas (on a road to east ca. 2-3 km off main Constanza/Valle Nuevo road, ca. 15 km S of Constanza).

  • Habitat

    Moist forest of Pinus occidentalis. Locally common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1 m tall; bracts red; flowers with petals white, anthers white, arranged actinomorphically; fruits red (immature) to pale blue or nearly white (mature); leaves flat to curved/falcate, shiny above with 1- & 2-order veins impressed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01116971

    Occurrence ID: 272df689-7ae5-482e-9ade-1447049e2284

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia krugii Cogn. det W. S. Judd, 1992
    Note: ! W. S. Judd, 2001, "Examined at FLAS for Taxonomic Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura in the Greater Antilles."

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    La Vega

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central: road south of Constanza to Valle Nuevo, at El Salto de Aguas Blancas (on a road to east ca. 2-3 km off main Constanza/Valle Nuevo road, ca. 15 km S of Constanza).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1530 - 1630 m. (5020 - 5348 ft.)

  • Distribution

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