Clidemia fuertesii Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia cf. fuertesii Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6558 with J. D. Skean, Jr., T. McDowell, 17 May 1992

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. Azua. Sierra Martin Garcia, Loma del Aguacate; hills and ridge of mountain west of Barreras; 550-850 m. Mainly collected along trail from Barreras to El Copey.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed forest, grading into moist montane forest. Common. On limestone.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5 m tall; petals white, anthers white; fruit light purple, ellipsoid to globose, 8-9 mm in diameter. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Voucher - Miconia sect. Chaenopleura study."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01129734

    Occurrence ID: 17459345-780a-4ebc-82f5-af121fd1139f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia fuertesii Cogn., cf., det W. S. Judd
    Note: "(actually should be Sagraea fuertesii)"

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    Azua

  • Locality

    Sierra Martin Garcia, Loma del Aguacate; hills and ridge of mountain west of Barreras; 550-850 m. Mainly collected along trail from Barreras to El Copey.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 575 - 860 m. (1886 - 2822 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    "These plants collected from 575 to 860 m."

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