Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia piperifolia Gleason

All Determinations:

Clidemia piperifolia Gleason det. J. J. Wurdack, 1988

Common Names:

Chinchak

Location:

Peru. Loreto. Alto Amazonas Prov. On land of comunidad nativa Yanayacu and C.N. Nuevo Jerusalen (Aguasuna), 6 km W of Sarameriza (Río Marañón). Alt. 170m. (558 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. D. Knapp 7680 with S. Sempekit S., E. Tsamach W., Alcorn, Mallet, Esley, 08 Jun 1986

Description:

Shrub 2 m, fruit pink, purple when ripe, white sand. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Tropical wet forest on white sand and inundated forest on red clay (tahuampa).

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01796124
GUID: 5d7b4bb6-2528-49f0-b9d1-8fabbcba196c

Map:

Coordinates: (-4.75, -77.33)

Distribution:

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