Miconia pycnoneura Urb.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia pycnoneura Urb.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6138 with With Frank Axelrod, Tom Zanoni, Sue Thompson, R. Beraz, 17 Jan 1992

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Cordillera Central; Bosque Toro Negro; near headwaters of the Rio Inaban, where crossing Rt. 143 at km 18.7, following stream southward; near Monte Jayuya. This plant near roadside, thus outside of ravine, on slope of Monte Jayuya.

  • Habitat

    Moist montane forest. Dominated by Prestoea montana in ravine.

  • Description

    Shrub 2.5 m; fruit purple to blue; flowers white (pink rose on back side of petals); leaves with very impressed veins. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 892876

    Occurrence ID: 48c70abf-5e8b-4fd2-b83e-5683a15c0cf6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia pycnoneura Urb. det W. S. Judd

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central; Bosque Toro Negro; near headwaters of the Rio Inaban, where crossing Rt. 143 at km 18.7, following stream southward; near Monte Jayuya. This plant near roadside, thus outside of ravine, on slope of Monte Jayuya.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1180 - 1200 m. (3871 - 3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1621, -66.5772

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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