Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    K. S. Lowell 399, 29 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Santiago-Zamora. Bomboiza Road from the mission into Bomboiza.

  • Habitat

    Roadside trail.

  • Description

    Shrub 1 meter tall, hair covered stem and leaves, white flowers, purple fruit. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    (there are 4 or 5 classes of chimchiak')

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00041841

    Occurrence ID: c88b4d38-6abc-45ba-ae68-31607cd5679e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don det J. J. Wurdack, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • Locality

    Santiago-Zamora. Bomboiza Road from the mission into Bomboiza.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 m. (1969 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.45665, -78.5519

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    4471.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Unable to find mission. Located coord. of geogr. center of Bomboiza. Measured from coord. to center of nearest named place, Chuchumblezo; halved distance = linear extent (4465 m). Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. = uncert. (Near Named Place, Case A).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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