[Specimen details]

Clidemia hirta
Family Name Melastomataceae
Currently Accepted Name Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don - Determined By: Wilbur, 1967
Locality Dominica. St. George Par. Cocoa plantation between Clarke Hall and the Cocoa Centre in the Layou River Valley. 15° 23' 49" N 61° 25' 32" W
Description Common slender shrub 1.5-2.5 m high; petals and anthers white; connective of anthers light brown; mature berry purplish-blue.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector R. L. Wilbur 7366
with E. L. Dunn, H. A. Hespenheide, & D. R. Wiseman
Collection Date 12 Jul 1964
Accession Number 84654
Image 84654.JPG