Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia saltuensis Wurdack ( isotype )

Location:

Venezuela. Distrito Capital. A lo del camino entre "Portachuelo" y "Peñita" en las cabeceras del Río Chichiriviche, entre Geremba y Hacienda El Limón, 8-10 km abajo de Geremba. Alt. 1300 - 1500 m. (4265 - 4921 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 94404 with , 12 Oct 1965

Description:

Shrub 2.5 m; flowers on old wood as well as young leafy stems; hypanthium greenish-gray; pedicels buff-tawny; fruit globose, purple, 4-5 mm diam.; petals and filaments white; leaves dark green above, yellow green below with buff-tawny nerves; stem buff-tawny pubescent. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Selva nublada.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 221585
GUID: 47c9a8ed-086e-4248-8fe3-1a656ed85621

Distribution:

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