Miconia pachyphylla Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia pachyphylla Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6012 with With Carlos Riviera, Reuben Judd, 13 Jun 1991

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Luquillo National Forest, at (and near) peak of El Yunque; at end of Forest Road #10.

  • Habitat

    Dwarf moist montane forest surrounded by clouds-fog, much storm damage visible. With Tetrazygia urbanii, Miconia pachyphylla, M. Pyconeura, M. racemosa, M. sintenisii, M. foveolata, Mecranium latifolium, Henriettea squamulosa, Nepsera aquatica.

  • Description

    Uncommon shrub to 1.5 m tall; fruits immature, reddish; branches rigidly ascending. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 892817

    Occurrence ID: 6efec7a0-7c42-479e-889d-d8995a65be75

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia pachyphylla Cogn. det W. S. Judd

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Luquillo National Forest, at (and near) peak of El Yunque; at end of Forest Road #10.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 - 1050 m. (3281 - 3445 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3104, -65.7915

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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