Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 6004 with Reuben E. Judd, 10 Jun 1991

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Cordillera Central; Cerro La Torrecilla, northwest of Barranquitas, on Rt. 156 then north on Rt. 770, ca. 1.5 mi, then hiking up mountain (just to east of rd.); [see label for additional information].

  • Habitat

    Moist montane forest; fragmented due to agriculture; forest limited to peak itself. Common along hedge-rows and trail side, in agricultural zone below forest. Prestoea montana conspicuous; with Tetrazygia urbanii, Mecranium latifolium, Heterotrichum (=Clidemia) cymosum, Miconia subcompressa, M. laevigata, M. racemosa.

  • Description

    Low shrub; flowers with petals white, anthers white as well, deflexed to one side of flower; fruits blue. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Leaf material removed by Dr. Saara DeWalt for DNA extraction. 14 March 2016 - CLEMS

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 947963

    Occurrence ID: ac722021-81fe-45a1-a792-d8f5f1bb895b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don det W. S. Judd

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central; Cerro La Torrecilla, northwest of Barranquitas, on Rt. 156 then north on Rt. 770, ca. 1.5 mi, then hiking up mountain (just to east of rd.); [see label for additional information].

  • Elevation

    Alt. 850 - 950 m. (2789 - 3117 ft.)

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