Clidemia
Clidemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It contains about 450 species, the best known being C. hirta (soapbush, or Koster's curse). The generic name honours Ancient Greek author Cleidemus.[1]
| Clidemia | |
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| Clidemia hirta | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Myrtales | 
| Family: | Melastomataceae | 
| Genus: | Clidemia D.Don  | 
| Type species | |
| Clidemia neglecta D.Don  | |
| Species | |
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Species
    

Clidemia rubra

Clidemia capitellata
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References
    
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. I A-C. CRC Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
 
External links
    
 Media related to Clidemia at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Clidemia at Wikispecies- PlantSystematics.org: Phylogeny and images of Clidemia species
 
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