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Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Clidemia

Characteristics

Shrub 1-3 m. tall; stems thinly stellate-tomentose and pilose with simple hairs 1-2 mm. long, often more or less glandular distally; petioles 1-2 cm. long; leaf-blades firm, ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 1-2 dm. long, 4-9 cm. wide, acu-minate, minutely serrulate, obtuse to rounded at base, 5-to 7-nerved, hirsute above and below; inflorescence spicate with well defined central axis, up to 15 cm. long, its internodes conspicuously glandular and hirsute; hypanthium 3.5-4 mm. long, short-hirsute and also thinly stellate; sepals broadly quadrate, 1-1.5 mm. long; exterior teeth about 1 mm. longer, conic or stoutly subulate; petals white, obovate-oblong, 4-5 mm. long; anthers stoutly subulate.
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A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The branches have bristles. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. There are teeth along the edge and they are hairy above and wooly underneath. The flowering stalks are in the axils of leaves with flowers in heads. The flowers are crowded and hairy. They are white. The fruit are round berries and are blue.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in shady woods.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fruits
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Images

Clidemia capitellata unspecified picture

Distribution

Clidemia capitellata world distribution map, present in Brazil and Panama

Conservation status

Clidemia capitellata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1070667-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078739
COL ID W52X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734082
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Synonyms

Clidemia capitellata Melastoma dependens Clidemia capitellata var. capitellata Melastoma capitellatum var. neglecta
WorldFloraDB 2024