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Clidemia hirta
There were no flowers or fruits. The leaf shape was lanceolate and the margin was denticulate. The leaf venation was netted pinnate and the arrangement of the leaves was opposite. The texture of the leaves of the plant was velvety and the leaves had soft hairs. The bark had the same texture, with a hard, velvety feel and soft hairs. The leaf length was 7 cm and the leaf width was 3.5 cm.
The leaf was in a shady part of the rainforest covered in leaf litter. There was no fungi in the area and a lot of plants growing.
Spotted on Mar 15, 2013
Submitted on Mar 17, 2013