Calycogonium

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Calycogonium

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6695 with J. D. Skean, Jr., A. Abrreu (forestry guard), 02 Jun 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. San Juan. Cordillera Central: Parque Nacional Jos de Carmen Ramírez, on trail between "Forestry House" (Caseta del Forestal) to Arroyo Palo de Cuello; above Los Fríos, on the jeep road from Arroyo Cano.

  • Habitat

    Moist montane forest (in ravine and some slopes) or moist Pinus occidentalis forest (on ridges and some slopes). Plants of moist montane forest, not along rivers or in pine forest (as the related Miconia sp. nov.). This species occurs in both pine forest and moist montane forest. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4.5 m tall; flowers with petals red, style red, stamens white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01129922

    Occurrence ID: 9c282773-1e6f-4105-ab4e-cfa4ee4ed0e7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Calycogonium

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    San Juan

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central: Parque Nacional Jos de Carmen Ramírez, on trail between "Forestry House" (Caseta del Forestal) to Arroyo Palo de Cuello; above Los Fríos, on the jeep road from Arroyo Cano.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 - 1400 m. (4265 - 4593 ft.)

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