Clidemia involucrata Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Clidemia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are in heads at the ends of the branches. The flowers are purple.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Clidemia involucrata world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:567633-1
WFO ID wfo-0001078746
COL ID W57Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734087
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Synonyms

Clidemia quintuplinervia Melastoma involucratum Clidemia involucrata Staphidium involucratum