Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia epiphytica (Triana) Cogn.

All Determinations:

Clidemia epiphytica (Triana) Cogn. det. J.-J. de Granville, 2005

Location:

French Guiana. D.Z. de Crique Jupiter, Bassin du Sinnamary. Alt. 80 m. (262 ft.)

Collector(s):

J.-J. de Granville 11565 with C. Roesel, L. Brothers, 27 Apr 1991

Description:

Herb. Herbacee grimpante, haut 3.0m. Tiges brunes, grimpant a l'aide de racines adventives. Fleurs vertes, de 7mm de long. Jeunes fruits spheriques, blanc verdatre, surmontes du calice a 4 speales lineaires etales en croix. Fruits murs spheriques, brillants, de 8-10mm de diam, rose vilace, surmontees du calice a 4 dents dresees brun violace.

Habitat:

Foret marecageuse primaire. Sur les troncs des arbres.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00942671), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: b7f6499e-3ac1-4142-b782-f3d3b89c027d

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (4.0675, -53.1619)

Distribution:

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