Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    J. D. Skean Jr. 1868 with V. L. Slantis, 13 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Jamaica. Portland. East foothills of John Crow Mts. Along Ecclesdown road ca. 1 mile N of Ecclesdown.

  • Habitat

    Moist forest. With Chrysophyllum, Cecropia, Alchornea, Oreopanax, Blakea, Mecranium, Conostegia, Miconia spp., and Clidemia spp. Common. On limestone.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 1.5 m tall. Petals, filaments, style white. Anthers drying brownish. Mature fruits dark purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01129655

    Occurrence ID: 7b824618-2705-47a7-bf0e-a0246882262f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don det J. D. Skean Jr.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Portland

  • Locality

    East foothills of John Crow Mts. Along Ecclesdown road ca. 1 mile N of Ecclesdown.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 280 m. (919 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.073, -76.3361

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2170

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates of feature center were located. Geographic radial was determined as distance between center coordinates and farthest area of feature. Offset information (1 mi N) entered into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find coordinates and uncertainty..

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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