Charianthus purpureus D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Charianthus purpureus D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    R. A. Howard 11898, 14 Jun 1950 - 18 Jun 1950

  • Location

    Montserrat. Near the pond on the top of Chances Mt.

  • Description

    Shrub, 10 ft.; flowers brilliant red; fruit black. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01165859

    Occurrence ID: 73c39013-7170-405e-838b-d52c29ff665e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Charianthus purpureus D.Don det D. S. Penneys, Apr 2001
    Note: "Examined for a Revision of Charianthus"

    Charianthus purpureus D.Don
    Note: "Charianthus purpureus D. Don. var. purpureus."

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Montserrat

  • Locality

    Near the pond on the top of Chances Mt.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 829 m. (2720 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.7089, -62.175

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    840.569

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates at elev. 829 m nearest to the center of Chances mountain were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of elev. 829 m (829 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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