Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    J. F. Pruski 1500, 29 Dec 1979

  • Location

    Jamaica. Clarendon. On the Mason River Field Station, ca. 3 miles NW of Kellits.

  • Habitat

    In secondary tropical forest.

  • Description

    0.7 m tall; flowers white, 5-merous. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01129661

    Occurrence ID: ad930420-f387-48d2-b25d-129533a73178

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don det G. R. Proctor, 1980

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Clarendon

  • Locality

    On the Mason River Field Station, ca. 3 miles NW of Kellits.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 640 m. (2100 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.198, -77.2615

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    858

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates of the feature center were located (in St. Ann, borders Clarendon). Geographic radial = halved distance b/w coordinates and the center of nearest named place, Douglas Castle (840 m). Final uncertainty was found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Leaf material removed by Dr. Saara DeWalt for DNA
extraction	Date \q	¿blVa
Clemson University Herbarium- CLEMS
The New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF JAMAICA
Clidemia hirta (L,) D. Don
det. G. Proctor, 1980
In secondary tropical forest on the
Mason River Field Station, ca 3 miles
NW of Kellits, elev. 2100 ft.
CLARENDON PARISH
0.7 M tall; flowers white, 5-merous.
SEW
YOP
BOTANICAU
Garden
Legit: John Pruski 1500
29 Dec 1979
01129661