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, near the high point on the trail
between Ville Formon & Sou Bwa. Elev. 1010 m.
Disturbed rak bwa with Mecranium haitiense, M.
revolutum, Calycogonium torbecianum, Miconia umbellata,
Miconia rubisetulosa, lllicium hottense. Shrub ca. 2 m tall.
Sterile. Bark tan.
Lat. 18.31334° N. Long. 074.01174 W.
coll. J. Dan Skean Jr. # 5039	8 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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