Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia spectabilis Gleason

All Determinations:

Clidemia spectabilis Gleason det. F. A. Michelangeli, Jun 2011

Clidemia globuliflora (Cogn.) L.O.Williams

Location:

Costa Rica. Cartago. About 15 km. south of Tapantí along the new road, on the east slope above the Río Grande de Orosi near the concrete bridge. Alt. 1500m. (4921 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. C. Burger 6761 with R. L. Liesner, 12, 14, 17 Dec 1969

Description:

Small (30-40 cm.) plants, leaves purplish in color, extremely bullate; fruit becoming blue-violet with purple calyx lobes, in a head-like cluster. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

In very deep shade in the forest. Steep slopes with open forest and many epiphytes.

Other:

Specimen Notes: "Seed sample removed by G. Ocampo (CAS), 18 Oct 2010"

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01165176
GUID: df34e1a3-a6d4-49f7-96a4-a19dbcb0f1bc

Map:

Coordinates: (9.7, -83.78)

Distribution:

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