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).
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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