Miconia Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia

  • Collector(s)

    T. Hawkins 2196, 7/7/2001

  • Location

    Suriname. Sipaliwini. South Rim Burned Cliff (Tafelberg). South Rim of the Tafelberg in a zone of dry tropical forest created by a 3 km long forest fire 20-40 m wide running along the edge of the cliff. Very thin soils over sandstone, exposed to extremely drying winds and sunshine along the cliff edges. Secondary tropical forest succession following fires(s) 3-5 years ago.

  • Description

    Small tree 3 m tall with thin slender branches, white flowers.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05115134

    Occurrence ID: 109d440c-0064-493d-9577-fdc9de551eaa

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia Ruiz & Pav. det F. A. Michelangeli, 2012

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Sipaliwini

  • Locality

    South Rim Burned Cliff (Tafelberg). South Rim of the Tafelberg in a zone of dry tropical forest created by a 3 km long forest fire 20-40 m wide running along the edge of the cliff. Very thin soils over sandstone, exposed to extremely drying winds and sunshine along the cliff edges. Secondary tropical forest succession following fires(s) 3-5 years ago.

  • Coordinates

    3.88472, -56.175

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(Thomas Hawkins 2196)
MELASTOMATACEAE	[223]
Mi conia
det. F. A. Mich (NY), 2012
SURINAME
South Rim Burned Clift (Tafelberg).
South Rim of the Tafelberg in a zone
of dry tropical forest created by a 3
km long forest fire 80-*0 " «ide
running along the edge of the cliff.
Very thin soils over sandstone,
exposed to extremely drying winds and
sunshine along the cliff edges,
secondary tropical forest succession
following fires(s) 3-5 years ago.
03°53'05"N 056°10'30"W	800	m
Thomas Hawkins 2196
Supported by National Science Foundation
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
Thomas Hawkins 2196
Supported by National Science Foundation
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
05115134