Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Clidemia (1)
Epithet: hirta (L.) D. Don (10)
hirta => with short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute