Mecranium haitiense Urb.

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Mecranium haitiense Urb.
det. Lucas C. Majure (FLAS) June 2014
University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF HAITI
Melastomataceae
Mecranium
det. J.D.S., 8 Jan 2013
Dept, du Sud: Massif de la Hotte: Bwa Formon. Karst hills
S of Morne Formon, along trail we hiked to crest between
Ville Formon and Sou Bwa before returning back to Ville
Formon. Elev. 979 m. Disturbed rak bwa with Phyllanthus
myriophyllus, Clusia clusioides, Rhytidophyllum hystrix,
Turpinia picardae, Mecranium revolutum, Heliconia bihai,
Lantana, Cestrum, Ficus. Only one plant, 4.5 m tall. Sterile
- many leaves w/ brownish gall-like roughenings on lower
surface. Bark tan.
Lat. 18.31878° N. Long. 074.00922° W.
coll. J. Dan Skean Jr. # 5037	7 Jan 2013
with Gretchen lonta & Lucas Majure
I called this a possible hybrid between Mecranium
haitiense & M. revolutum in 1993. This entity is much more
common than I knew.
Additional material: digital images; sample for DNA
analysis.
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