Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, 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

Stevens, W. D 27231

June 14, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Atlantico Norte (Puerto Cabezas)

14.094111, -83.369972

Location Remarks

Along Pozo Charlie Lau, Llano Brakira, N of Puerto Cabezas and E of road to Waspam; open savanna with woody vegetation along creek. 21 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Forest edge, shrub 1.5 m tall, calyx dull green, corolla white, stamens red-orange except anthers with a yellow line, style dull white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Miconia

Specific Epithet

stenostachya

Authorship

(Schrank & Mart.) DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.3

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

0.1

Global rank

#289,610 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →