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Clidemia strigillosa (Sw.) Dc.

Thicket hogwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Clidemia

Characteristics

Shrub 1-2 m. tall; stems densely stellate-tomentose and sparsely glandular. Petioles pubescent like the stem, about 1 cm. long. Leaf-blades firm, ovate-lanceolate, 8-14 cm. long, 3-6 cm. wide, acuminate, minutely serrulate, cordate or subcordate at base, 7-nerved, densely setose above, the hairs rising from conic bases, beneath reticulate-veined, densely stellate-tomentose, and more or less setose on the nerves; inflorescence with a distinct central axis 3-5 cm. long; flowers 5-merous; hypanthium hemispheric, 3 mm. long, glandular-hirsute and densely stellate-tomentose; sepals oblong, about 2 mm. long, surpassed by the subulate exterior teeth; petals white, 4-5 mm. long; ovary glandular-setose at the summit.
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A shrub. The branches are almost 4 sided and are hairy. The leaves are oblong and taper to the tip. There are teeth along the edge. They are hairy above and have a grey coating underneath. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves with 3-4 flowers on a flower branch. They fruit are roundish berries with 5 cells and they are hairy.
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.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Clidemia strigillosa world distribution map, present in Brazil and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1163299-2
WFO ID wfo-0001080582
COL ID W5DS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 928235
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Synonyms

Melastoma triste Clidemia strigillosa Melastoma umbonatum Clidemia umbonata Clidemia tristis Melastoma strigillosum Staphidium spicatum
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