Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don -
Collector(s)
B. Maguire 22958 with D. B. Fenshawe, 25 Apr 1944
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Location
Guyana. Garraway Stream, Potaro River.
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Habitat
On rocky lateritic soil, clearing edge.
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Description
Subshrub to 1 m. high; flowers white, fruit blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01129998
Occurrence ID: 08a83066-2a2c-4349-857a-ad73cc180cd6
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don det J. J. Wurdack, 1988
Clidemia
Note: "While the pedunculate inflorescence with a single central axis shows its affinity with C. umbonata and allies, it cannot be referred satisfactorily to a species (Bull. Torrey Club 75: 549. 1948.)"
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Region
South America
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Country
Guyana
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Locality
Garraway Stream, Potaro River.
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Distribution
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Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don