Ossaea microphylla (Sw.) Triana

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University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF JAMAICA
<Melastomataceae>
Ossaea microphylla (Sw.) Triana
det. W. S. Judd, 11 Jan 2011
St. Andrew Parish: 4.6 mi N of junction of Mavis Bank Rd
on rd to Newcastle; S of Irishtown. Lat. 18 degrees 2.792'
N; Long. 76 degrees 43.934' W. In the Blue Mountains.
Elev. 650-683 m. Sclerophyllous forest, disturbed. With
Calycogonium rhamnoideum, Miconia impetiolaris, Miconia
laevigata, Clidemia erythropogon, Ossaea microphylla.
Rare shrub to 0.5 m tall, on rocky ledges; petals pink,
white in bud; anthers purple, filaments purple, anther sacs
pale; style pink; berry blue-black.
coll. Walter S. Judd # 8295	11 January 2011
with James D. Skean, Jr., Gretchen M. lonta, and
Rebecca Cotteleer
Collected as part of investigation of the systematics of Miconieae
(research supported by N.S.F. grant).
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BOTANICAL
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