Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia flexuosa (Triana) Cogn.

Location:

Venezuela. Distrito Capital. Along old road ebtween "Portachuelo" and Peñita" (Petaquire) and Carayaca, between Colonia Tovar-Junquito road and Hacienda El Limon, 6-8 mi. below junction of Junquito-Colonia Tovar road. Alt. 1300 - 1500 m. (4265 - 4921 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 91445 with , 26 May 1963

Description:

Shrub 1-2 mi.; leaves membranous, shining above, dull green, the youngest wine purple, below pale green with brown-purple nerves, undulate-margined; calyx purple-brown; petals white; fruit dark purple, globose, fleshy. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Virgin wet forest on slopes. Rare.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1743063
GUID: f2a3dd84-4ea2-4f4a-81c3-4444f913d3de

Distribution:

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