Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean

  • Collector(s)

    J. D. Skean Jr. 1771 with W. S. Judd, R. S. Beaman, 20 May 1986

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central. Just S of Paso Bajito, ca. 10.7 km N of El Rio on road from El Rio to Jarabacoa.

  • Habitat

    Occasional.

  • Description

    Shrub to ca. 3 m tall, accumulating anthocyanins (red-purple) in youngest shoots and on leaf veins and margins. Hypanthium green tinged with purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00854614

    Occurrence ID: a889beae-e528-482d-8b41-74e8af5b28ba

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
    Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)."

    Ossaea acuminata DC. det J. D. Skean Jr.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    La Vega

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central. Just S of Paso Bajito, ca. 10.7 km N of El Rio on road from El Rio to Jarabacoa.

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