Clidemia capitata Benth.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Clidemia capitata Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffman 3026 with T. Henkel, H. Kennedy, 15 Oct 1992

  • Location

    Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mountains; Karowrieng River; 0.5-1 km SE of Maipuri Falls, trail to rock drawings.

  • Habitat

    Sandstone table rock scrub, gallery forest borders. Locality with Malpighiaceae, Fabaceae, Moraceae, Clusiaceae.

  • Description

    Shrub. Shrub 1.5 m; stems and leaves with crimson red hairs; fruit blue violet. Corolla greenish white suffused with faint pink; anthers white; filaments light green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1654195

    Occurrence ID: 47f6caff-1900-42a3-885a-f030a17013e4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Clidemia capitata Benth. det F. Almeda, May 2005

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Cuyuni-Mazaruni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mountains; Karowrieng River; 0.5-1 km SE of Maipuri Falls, trail to rock drawings

  • Elevation

    Alt. 625 - 650 m. (2051 - 2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.66667, -60.2167

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