Miconia acutifolia Ule

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia acutifolia Ule

  • Collector(s)

    T. C. Plowman 13580 with W. W. Thomas, 15 Apr 1984

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro de La Neblina, ridge at divide between Brazil & Venezuela, 26 km ENE of Neblina base camp.

  • Habitat

    Wet cloud forest on steep southwest-facing slope. Dominated by melastomes & Araliaceae with heavy covering of bryophytes and filmy ferns.

  • Description

    Tree 10 m. tall x 12 cm. diameter. Leaves dark green shiny on upper surface; light ferrugineous beneath. Stem and petiole dark brown. Infl. axis light ferrugineous. Ovary green with purple blush. Calyx rose-pink. Phenology of specimen: fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01538707

    Occurrence ID: d56eccab-e9ba-490f-a290-50d6e9da468a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia acutifolia Ule det J. J. Wurdack, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cerro de La Neblina, ridge at divide between Brazil & Venezuela, 26 km ENE of Neblina base camp

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.883333, -65.9333

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