Miconia quadrangularis (Sw.) Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia quadrangularis (Sw.) Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 5353, 16 May 1987

  • Location

    Jamaica. Saint Andrew. Blue Mountains, 0.9-1 mi. N of Newcastle on rd. to Hardwar Gap.

  • Habitat

    Transition forest between cloud forest and dry slope forest. With Miconia, Vaccinium, Baccharis, Lyonia, Clethra, Ilex, Coccoloba, Oreopanax, Dodonea, Alchornea, Myrica, Senecio. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 10 m tall; flowers white, anthers white (actinomorphic), fruits reddish, turning blue. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130388

    Occurrence ID: 20bccc2f-5f05-496b-809e-8e42619c4e86

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Saint Andrew

  • Locality

    Blue Mountains, 0.9-1 mi. N of Newcastle on rd. to Hardwar Gap.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.0756, -76.7222

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1618

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates of the midpoint between the centers of Newcastle and Hardwar Gap were located. Geographic radial was determined as the distance between coordinates and center of Newcastle. Final uncertainty was found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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