Calycogonium glabratum (Sw.) DC.

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Jamaica

• State/Province

  Saint Catherine

• Locality

  Devil's Race Course. Along B-13, 1.1 - 0.9 miles N of Birkshire Hall, 3.2 - 3 4 miles N of Doveer Castle and ca. 6.8 - 7 miles N of junction with A1.

• Elevation

  Alt. 371 - 384 m. (1217 - 1260 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.2133, -77.0039

• Distribution

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University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF JAMAICA
<Melastomataceae>
Calycogonium glabratum (Sw.) DC.
det. J. Dan Skean, Jr., 13 Jan 2011
St. Catherine Parish: Devil's Race Course. Along B-13,
1.1-0.9 mi N of Birkshire Hall, 3.2-3 4 mi N of Doveer
Castle and ca. 6.8-7 mi N of junction with A1. From N 18
degrees 12.768', W 77 degrees 0.179' (and 371 m) to N18
degrees 12.825', W 77 degrees 0.288' (and 384 m). Elev.
371-384 m. Evergreen forest on limestone. With Lyonia
jamaicensis, Encyclia cochleata, Eupatorium, Clusia
rosea, Clethra occidentalis, Moghania strobilifera,
Eugenia, Mangifera indica, Lantana camara, Vemonia
divaricata, Smilax balbisiana, Coccoloba diversifolia.
Melastomes: Ossaea microphylla, Clidemia hirta, Miconia
laevigata, Miconia prasina, Arthrostemma fragile.
Uncommon shrub or small tree to 3 m tall; young fruits
greenish with tan-purple external calyx lobes. Domatia
hairs whitish to brownish. Saw ca. 10 plants,
coll. J. Dan Skean, Jr. # 5006	13 January 2011
with Walter S. Judd, Gretchen M. lonta, Rebecca
Cotteleer
Collected as part of N.S.F. supported fieldwork on the
systematics of Miconieae (Melastomataceae).
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