Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia laevifolia Gleason
All Determinations:

Clidemia laevifolia Gleason det. J. J. Wurdack, 1986

Location:

Guyana. Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. Kanuku Mts., Rupununi R., Puwib R. near "the farm" of the Captain of Sandcreek. Alt. 80 - 100 m. (262 - 328 ft.)
Collector(s):

M. J. Jansen-Jacobs 296 with C. Feuillet, P. Hiepko, L. E. Skog, B. J. H. ter Welle, 18 Feb 1985
Description:

Shrub. Shrub ca. 1.5m tall. Branches green with long stiff hairs whitish at base, red above. Leaves purplish below, dark green, shiny above. Floral tube green, calyx lobes red-purple. Corolla white.
Habitat:

Shaded forest.
Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00615121), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Identifiers:

GUID: 380a016c-4e21-4756-9052-86f6e839cce9
Map:

Coordinates: (3.11667, -59.4333)

Distribution:

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