Sagraea gracilis (Alain) Alain

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Sagraea gracilis (Alain) Alain

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8109 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), along El Limo Rd., which is a small road branching off road to the silica mine; ca. 1.2 km down road from old silica mine.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed to only slightly disturbed cloud forest. With Vaccinium racemosum, Miconia howardiana, M. subcompressa, Sagraea gracilis, Leandra limoides, Lyonia stahlii, Hedyosmum domingensis and other typical cloud forest species. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5 m tall, with a rounded, compact growth form. Flowers with petals pink, with anthers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130956

    Occurrence ID: 34487e13-ae16-4479-b8aa-8fdee23b3b81

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Sagraea gracilis (Alain) Alain det W. S. Judd, 03 Jul 2006

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Barahona

  • Locality

    Monteada Nueva Region (peak is Loma Trocha de Pey), along El Limo Rd., which is a small road branching off road to the silica mine; ca. 1.2 km down road from old silica mine.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1330 - 1350 m. (4364 - 4429 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1146, -71.2333

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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