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albicans

Taxon

Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.

Protologue Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 139. 1841BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Miconia, RVasquez33161--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Huayanay. 2 Nov 07. 019.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Miconia, RVasquez33161--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Huayanay. 2 Nov 07. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Miconia, RVasquez33161--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Huayanay. 2 Nov 07. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Miconia, RVasquez33161--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Huayanay. 2 Nov 07. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Vasquez, Ro 33161

November 2, 2007

Location

Peru, Cusco, La Convencion (Santa Ana)

-12.901389, -72.762222

Location Remarks

Distrito Santa Ana. Tunqui Mayo. Bosque secundario y borde de quebrada. 1870 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz

Notes

Arbusto 5 m; flores blancas.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Miconia

Specific Epithet

albicans

Authorship

(Sw.) Steud.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#319,180 of 335,497

Top 96%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →