Mecranium tuberculatum Urb.

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Examined at FLAS fin Taxonomic Studies of Ericaceae and Melastomataceae.
Plants of Massif de la Hotte, Haiti
Specimen #: Timyan 37
Species: Mefcranium tuberculatum Urb.
Det. by: W. S. Judd (12 June 2013).
Date: 07 June 2013
Location: Haiti, Dept, du Sud, Massif de la Hotte, near Se Vre, Morne
Grand Bois.
Coordinates: N 18.37377, W -74.29432
Elevation (m): 1084
Collector. Joel C. Timyan
Habitat: Partially disturbed broad-leaved moist forest on
basaltic soils w/ Brunellia comocalidfolia, Magnolia ekmanii, Miconia
subcompressa, Miconia umbellata, Besleria lutea, Lantana spp. Tall
shrub 3 m, axillary and cauliferous inflor., young berries red turning
black, locally occasional.
Notes: Additional sample preserved in silica labeled JCT-100. PSU
cryobank vial is also labeled JCT-100. Photos. J. Timyan (102,104-
109,182-187).
Institutional Support: Collection funded by NSF Grant 0918891 to S.
B Hedges (Penn State U.) & CEPF Grant 63241 to Société Audubon
Haiti.
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