Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean -
Collector(s)
J. D. Skean Jr. 1890 with V. L. Slantis, 15 Jul 1986
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Location
Jamaica. Saint Andrew. Blue Mountains. Along the trail down Mt. Horeb to Fairey Glades.
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Habitat
Cloud forest with Cyrilla, Miconia spp., Mecranium, Cephaelis, Psychotria, Eupatorium, Palicourea, Hedyosmum, Podocarpus, Alsophila, Gleichenia, and Chusquea. Common.
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Description
Shrub ca. 2 m tall. Twigs mostly green, petioles pinkish to deep wine-red that usually extends to abaxial surface of midvein. Hypanthia pink-tinged. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01100215
Occurrence ID: 90d5c930-e80c-45d8-b63f-7decd57d2900
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean, 27/05/2011
Mecranium purpurascens (DC.) Triana det J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)"Mecranium purpurascens (DC.) Triana det J. D. Skean Jr.
Note: "Det. D. S."
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Jamaica
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State/Province
Saint Andrew
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Locality
Blue Mountains. Along the trail down Mt. Horeb to Fairey Glades.
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Elevation
Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)
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Distribution
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Mecranium integrifolium subsp. alainii Skean