Clidemia dependens D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Clidemia

Characteristics

Shrub 1-3 dm. tall; stems thinly stellate-tomentose and densely hirsute with non-glandular hairs 2-4 mm. long; petioles densely hirsute, 5-20 mm. long; leaf-blades ovate to ovate-oblong, 7-12 cm. long, 3-7 cm. wide, abruptly short-acuminate, entire or minutely serrulate, broadly rounded at base, 5-nerved, hirsute above, densely pubescent beneath with both stellate and simple hairs; inflorescence 2-6 cm. long, with a well defined central axis, densely villous with non-glandular hairs 3-6 mm. long, the glomerules nearly or quite contiguous; hypanthium campanulate, about 3 mm. long, densely long-hirsute; sepals depressed-ovate, about 1 mm. long from the sinus, exceeded by the exterior teeth; petals white, oblong-obovate, about 6 mm. long; anthers stoutly subulate; connective simple.
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A shrub. The leaves are narrowly oval and wavy along the edge. They taper to the tip. They are hairy on both surfaces. The flower spikes are at the ends of branches and droop.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 1.15
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A tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Clidemia dependens world distribution map, present in Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:567545-1
WFO ID wfo-0001080935
COL ID 3XJDP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 912662
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Synonyms

Clidemia kuhlmannii Maieta spicata Clidemia neglecta Melastoma capitellatum Clidemia dependens Maieta dependens Clidemia subspicata Melastoma spicatum Staphidium bracteosum Staphidium confertiflorum Clidemia capitellata var. dependens Clidemia capitellata var. neglecta Clidemia capitellata var. levelii Clidemia neglecta var. angustifolia Clidemia neglecta var. squarrosa