Clidemia

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia

  • Collector(s)

    G. R. Proctor 19740, 17 Jun 1959

  • Location

    Jamaica. Portland. East slope of the John Crow Mts., 1.5-2.5 miles soutwest of Ecclesdown.

  • Habitat

    Moist second-growth rain-forest thickets.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m. tall; stems green; fl. parts in 4's; petals rose-pink, acute at apex. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01130683

    Occurrence ID: 5b7d3b4f-a9eb-458d-8eda-150a76ddced2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia
    Note: [Filed as Clidemia indet. at NY]

    Sagraea det W. S. Judd, 1990
    Note: "Examined for Studies of Generic Limits in the Miconieae"

    Clidemia septuplinervia Cogn.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Portland

  • Locality

    East slope of the John Crow Mts., 1.5-2.5 miles soutwest of Ecclesdown.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 457 - 762 m. (1499 - 2500 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.043, -76.3522

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2518.62

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of Ecclesdown were located (geonames.org/3490603/ecclesdown.html). linear extent was calculated as dist. betwn coord.+ farthest expanse of city. Offset info (1.5 mi SW) entered into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find offset coordinates + uncertainty.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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