Clidemia sericea D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia sericea D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1211, 01 Aug 1995

  • Location

    Belize. Toledo. Savanah between the Southern Highway and abandoned village of Chun Bank, ca. 1 mile SW of the Bladen river.

  • Habitat

    Flat terrain, frequently inundated, and burned. Growing with: Quercus, Pinus, Acoelorraphe, Byrsonima, Clethra, Clidemia and many grasses and sedges.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 1 m tall, stems mostly unbranched growing vertically and diffuse, leafless below, brown pubescent; petals whitish, anthers purple; fruit turning dark purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00229632

    Occurrence ID: b70bcb3e-3d7f-4c5a-9291-e95179d8ba67

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia sericea D.Don det M. H. Nee, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Toledo

  • Locality

    Savanah between the Southern Highway and abandoned village of Chun Bank, ca. 1 mile SW of the Bladen river.

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