Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 5145 with T. A. Zanoni, M. Mejía, and associates; J. D. Skean, Jr., R. Beaman, 21 May 1986

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Jimenoa, mountains above (SW of) Jarabacoa; northwestern slope of the Loma La Sal.

  • Habitat

    Lower slopes with disturbed pine forest, upper slopes with moist montane forest. Disturbed pine forest. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 0.3 m tall; flowers white, anthers white, petals reflexed; inflorescence terminal but appearing lateral. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01129824

    Occurrence ID: 1d29251f-fc08-467e-b2b2-e7ceb7ac41ad

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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

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    La Vega

  • Locality

    Jimenoa, mountains above (SW of) Jarabacoa; northwestern slope of the Loma La Sal.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 730 m. (2395 ft.)

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