Hairy Clidemia

Description:

The length of the leaves were 58 cm and the widest width was 26 cm. The plant was about 3 feet from the ground. It had a parallel leaf ventilation and a opposite leaf arrangement. It had a elliptical leaf shape, with a serrulate margin. It was soft, fuzzy, and hairy with roots going underground. The bark texture was prickly/smooth. It was a baby plant starting to form into a tree.

Habitat:

It was found in a secondary tropical rain forest in a sunny spot near the edge of a fence. All the other plant around it were dead.