Miconia howardiana Judd, V.T.Salzm. & Skean

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia howardiana Judd, V.T.Salzm. & Skean

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8099 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, R. Judd, 31 May 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Barahona. Monteada Nueva Region (peak is Loma Trocha de Pey), S on Cabral-Polo Road, then ca. 7.1 km SE on "riverbed road" and dirt road to "Cortico" and silica mine (open degraded area erroneously reported before as a silver mine), ca. 0.7 km NNW of silica mine, on crest of road.

  • Habitat

    In cloud forest on adjacent slope. With Vaccinium racemosum, Lyonia stahlii var. costata, Tibouchina longifolia, Miconia subcompressa, M. howardiana, Brunellia comocladifolia, Hypoxis, Arthrostylidium, Huperzia, Lycopodium clavatum, Ficus, Bocconia, Eugenia, Elaphoglossum, Daphnopsis crassifolia, Solanum spp., Cecropia, Oreopanax, Renealmia, Prestoea, Hedyosmum, Leandra limoides, Ilex, Magnolia hamori. Rare.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5 m tall. (No fertile plants seen). Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01117405

    Occurrence ID: 5c486d0d-4730-4072-839f-e624e542c82e

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Barahona

  • Locality

    Monteada Nueva Region (peak is Loma Trocha de Pey), S on Cabral-Polo Road, then ca. 7.1 km SE on "riverbed road" and dirt road to "Cortico" and silica mine (open degraded area erroneously reported before as a silver mine), ca. 0.7 km NNW of silica mine, on crest of road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1340 - 1350 m. (4396 - 4429 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1107, -71.2269

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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