Miconia melanotricha var. panamensis Gleason

Description

Description Author and Date: Frank Almeda, based on Almeda, F. (2009). Melastomataceae. In: G. Davidse, M. Sousa-Sânchez, S. Knapp, & F. Chiang (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana: Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): 164-338.

Type: Holotype: Panama, Maxon 5653 (NY!).

Description: Uppermost cauline internodes, petioles, inflorescence rachis, adaxial surfaces of bracts and bracteoles, pedicels, and hypanthia copiously beset with smooth hairs 0.5-1.5 mm long; hairs of the adaxial leaf surfaces 0.5-1.5 mm long; hairs of the abaxial surface 0.25-1 mm long.

Habitat and Distribution: Cloud forest. 1400-2850 m. COSTA RICA (Herrera 5485, CAS); PANAMA (Almeda et al. 6121, CAS). (Endemic).

Notes: Description based only on Mesoamerican specimens. For additional description data, see Miconia melanotricha.