Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia sericea D.Don
All Determinations:

Clidemia sericea D.Don det. F. A. Michelangeli, Oct 2007

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Forest behind Isseneru Village on trail to Apiqua shop. Alt. 89 m. (292 ft.)
Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 4334 with C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, K. Wurdack, C. Hinchliff, 27 Sep 2006
Description:

Shrub. Shrub to 1.5 m. Plant densely hirsute. Flowers axillary, sessile. Buds light pink; fruit a purple, fleshy berry.
Habitat:

Red soil mixed with white sand.
Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00963676), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:

GUID: 1da9b911-bd77-4539-9ae3-c5fba8c2a73a
Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.36458, -60.3794)

Distribution:

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