Sagraea gracilis (Alain) Alain

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Sagraea gracilis (Alain) Alain

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8092 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. 7.8 km SE on "riverbed road" and dirt road to "Cortico" and silica mine (open degraded area sometimes erroneously reported as a silver mine).

  • Habitat

    Degraded cloud forest. [See label for list of species]. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to ca. 1 m tall, forming a rounded dense shape. Quite distinctive! Flowers with petals pink, anthers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130981

    Occurrence ID: 6baf2955-8cd4-4bc1-a47c-18b980a46f6d

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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), S on Cabral-Polo Road, then ca. 7.8 km SE on "riverbed road" and dirt road to "Cortico" and silica mine (open degraded area sometimes erroneously reported as a silver mine).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1260 - 1290 m. (4134 - 4232 ft.)

  • Distribution

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