Calycogonium turbinatum Urb. & Ekman

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Calycogonium cf. turbinatum Urb. & Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8123 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, R. Judd, 02 Jun 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Independencia. Along the International Highway (Route 541), well N of Pedernales, relatively close to Puerto Escondido; "El Cielo", near the crest of the Sierra de Bahoruco, above El Aguacate, just outside to just inside the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park boundary.

  • Habitat

    Degraded cloud forest remnants, with Lobelia robusta, Mecranium multiflorum, Miconia lanceolata, M. ferruginea, Baccharis myrsinites, Cestrum spp., Phyllanthus, Cissus verticillata, Pteridium caudatum, Pilea, Rubus, Bocconia frutescens; to moist forest of Pinus occidentalis. Rare.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2 m tall. Sterile. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01129984

    Occurrence ID: 12db93fc-5ac0-4a6e-9627-fbe09a9ae60d

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Independencia

  • Locality

    Along the International Highway (Route 541), well N of Pedernales, relatively close to Puerto Escondido; "El Cielo", near the crest of the Sierra de Bahoruco, above El Aguacate, just outside to just inside the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park boundary.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1520 m. (4987 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1325, -71.6697

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Longitude coordinates provided on label believed to be off by 1 degree (18 07 57 N, 71 40 10.9 W); corrected longitude plots in correct region.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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