Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 5125 with J. D. Skean, Jr., R. Beaman, 16 May 1986

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central, Constanza, behind Hotel Nueva Suiza.

  • Habitat

    Woods on ridge. With Tetrazygia longicollis. Pinus occidentalis forest (with Wallenia, Ocotea, Tabebuia, Garrya, Eupatorium, Baccharis, Croton, Rubus, Agave, Cordia, Lantana, Ilex, Polygala, etc.). Very common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2.5 m; flowers white, anthers also white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164100

    Occurrence ID: 8c98b2b3-83a2-4fc6-b425-c0c41a9eb26d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana det J. J. Wurdack
    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, Constanza, behind Hotel Nueva Suiza.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 - 1380 m. (3937 - 4528 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.8897, -70.7419

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    222

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of Hotel Nueva Suiza were located. Linear extent was calculated as the halved distance between coordinates and center of nearest named place, Hotel Constanza (210 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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