Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia silvicola Gleason

All Determinations:

Clidemia silvicola Gleason det. A. R. A. Görts-van Rijn
Note: ! J. J. Wurdack, 1983

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Paruima Mission, Pakaraima Mts. Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. J. M. Maas 5592 with E. A. Mennega, B. J. H. ter Welle, H. J. Groen, 12 Oct 1981

Description:

Shrub. Shrub about 2.5m high; leaves dark green above, light green below; calyx green with glandular hairs and reddish glands, petals white, stamens and anthers white; young fruit green, ripe fruit purple. Flowers and fruits hidden under leaves.

Habitat:

Forest on lateritic to clayey soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00615214), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: be8cbc75-6c8f-44ad-849f-93f6e372c05a

Map:

Coordinates: (5.8, -61.0167)

Distribution:

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