Mecranium tuberculatum Urb.

University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF HAITI
Melastomataceae
Mecranium tuberculatum Urb.
det. J.D.S.
Dept, du Sud: Massif de la Hotte: Macaya Biosphere
Reserve. Morne Formon, along ridge. Elev. 2170 m. In
understory of Pinus occidentalis w/ Mecranium spp.,
Miconia spp., Brunellia comocladifolia. Occasional shrub
ca. 2 m tall. One sheet w/ an old flower.
Lat. 18.35781° N. Long. 074.02646° W.
coll. J. Dan Skean Jr. # 5051	11 Jan 2013
with Gretchen lonta & Lucas Majure
Nearby (N 18.35782°, W074.02687°W) Gretchen collected
lonta 2031, which turned out to be Henriettea hotteana
(Urb. & Ekman) Alain, a new record for the park.
Additional material: digital images; sample for DNA
analysis.
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