Melastomataceae FAMILY
Clidemia dentata
Clidemia dentata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clidemia dentata is a rather slender, often densely branched shrub that can grow from 1 - 4.5 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America -Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad.
HabitatMoist or wet thickets or mixed forest, often in second growth, at elevations up to 1,400 metres but usually at the lower elevations[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].