Family: Rubiaceae
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Coccocypselum hirsutum Bartl. ex DC.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Coccocypselum hirsutum Bartl. ex DC.Det.E00208239Taylor, C.M. July 2003Missouri Botanical Garden,Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
Collector/Expedition: Irving, Hannah
Collection number: 157
Collection date: 18th April 2002
Country/Territory: Belize:Orange Walk
Collecting locality: Belize:Orange Walk:3km south of Hillbank on ridge
Latitude: 17°34'51''N, Longitude: 88°42'6''W
Habitat: Savannah in the shade of a clump of fan palms (always seen in shade - yellow when slightly exposed).
Description: Herb, locally quite frequent. Forms a thick mat of creeping, leafy stems, rooting at intervals. Horizontal creeping stems are purple. The whole plant softly hairy. Flowers usually only one open per stem. 4 calyx lobes, purple at tips. Corolla tube pale purple-white, corolla lobes vivid blue. 4 stamens adnate to top of corolla tube. 3 lobed feathery stigma. Fruits occur in clusters of ~6 when green and unripe; ripe fruits bright vivid blue, only one or two per cluster.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00208239
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1