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(Last Modified On 1/10/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/10/2013)
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Species
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MICONIA MUCRONATA (Desr.) Naud.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. III. 16:120. 1851.
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Synonym
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Melastoma holosericea L. Sp. P1. 390. 1753. Melastoma mucronata Desr.; Lam. Encyc. 4:46. 1796. Miconia holosericea Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28:101. 1871. Not M. holosericea DC. 1828.
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Description
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Shrub or small tree to 5 m. tall, the smaller twigs somewhat flattened, very finely tomentulose, as are also the petioles, lower leaf-surface, panicle, and hypan- thia; petioles 1.5-2.5 cm. long; leaf-blades broadly elliptic, varying to ovate or obovate, up to 4 dm. long, a third to half as wide, abruptly short-acuminate, entire, obtuse to rounded at base, glabrous above, 3- to 5-nerved or 3- to 5-pli-nerved; panicle to 15 cm. long, rather few-flowered; flowers commonly 6-merous, sessile; hypanthium tubular, about 6 mm. long; sepals ovate to lanceolate, 2.5-3.5 mm. long, deciduous at anthesis; petals obovate-oblong, 8-10 mm. long; stamens iso- morphic; anthers subulate, 6-8 mm. long, the connective prolonged into two obtuse basal lobes and a short erect dorsal spur; ovary almost free; style about 18 mm. long; stigma truncate.
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Distribution
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British Honduras and Panama; in South America south to southern Brazil and Bolivia.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: vicinity of San Felix, 0-120 m., Pittier 5261.
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