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Melastomataceae
Miconia

not marked as a favorite taxon Miconia bicolor (P. Miller) Triana var. bicolor. Common name: Tetrazygia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, marl prairie edges. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: An additional variety, var. patenti-setosa Borhidi, occurs in Cuba.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Judd et al (2014); = Tetrazygia bicolor (Mill.) Cogn. var. bicolor — WI; < Miconia bicolor (Mill.) Triana — Fl4, K4; < Tetrazygia bicolor (Mill.) Cogn. — Bah, FNA10, S, S13, WH3; Melastoma bicolor P. Miller. Basionym: Melastoma bicolor Mill. 1768

Links to other floras: < Tetrazygia bicolor - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)

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image #1 of Miconia bicolor var. bicolor© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Miconia bicolor var. bicolor© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Miconia bicolor var. bicolor© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Miconia bicolor var. bicolor© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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image #12 of Miconia bicolor var. bicolor© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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