Melastomataceae FAMILY
Clidemia eggersii
Clidemia eggersii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clidemia eggersii is an evergreen shrub or tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows less than 4.5 metres tall. The bole is around 8cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Puerto Rico.
HabitatOpen places such as roadsides and woodland edges in montane forest regions[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ].