Charianthus alpinus (Sw.) R.A.Howard
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Charianthus alpinus (Sw.) R.A.Howard -
Collector(s)
R. L. Wilbur 7788 with E. L. Dunn, H. A. Hespenheide, D. R. Wiseman, 21 Jul 1964
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Location
Dominica. About 1.5 miles northeast of Pont Cassé along the road to Rosalie.
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Habitat
Lower montane rain forest.
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Description
Infrequent understory tree about 10 m. high. Petals bright red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01165647
Occurrence ID: 8b617f16-5d21-42e7-a20c-8eef50dbaf6e
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Charianthus alpinus (Sw.) R.A.Howard det D. S. Penneys, Apr 2001
Note: "Examined for a Revision of Charianthus"Charianthus coccineus (Rich.) D.Don det J. J. Wurdack, 1967
Note: "Dupl. det."
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Dominica
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Locality
About 1.5 miles northeast of Pont Cassé along the road to Rosalie.
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Distribution
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Charianthus alpinus (Sw.) R.A.Howard