Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6990, 27 Mar 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest mix of native and exotic species.

  • Description

    Tree 6.5 m tall, stems 3, equal size, 7 cm diam; bark brown, logitudinally furrowed, orangish near the cambium; twigs sympodial, arching upward, green; petals yellow/green, rotate or reflexed; stamesn 6 , sometimes a few more, the anthers bright orange, lustrous and glandular-looking; ovary green, the style geniculate, green, the stigma white. This tree probably not planted as it was evidently cut near the base early in life. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088035

    Occurrence ID: 7d29a98e-af18-4568-8426-06c544a4f9e3

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122283, D. E. Atha 6990, Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees - Accepted : Lauraceae (120.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Laurales

  • Family

    Lauraceae

  • All Determinations

    Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees det D. E. Atha, 2009
    Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2014

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1

  • Elevation

    Alt. 29 m. (95 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8602, -73.879

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
det. D. Atha (NY), 2014
The New York Botanical Garden
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Lauraceae
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Bronx Co. grounds of The New
York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and N of Fordham
Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1. 40.860208N, 73.879008W (± 5 m), ca 29 m.
Secondary forest mix of native and exotic species.
Tree 6.5 m tall, stems 3, equal size, 7 cm diam; bark brown, logitudinally
furrowed, orangish near the cambium; twigs sympodial, arching upward,
green; petals yellow/green, rotate or reflexed; stamesn 6 , sometimes a few
more, the anthers bright orange, lustrous and glandular-looking; ovary
green, the style geniculate, green, the stigma white. This tree probably not
planted as it was evidently cut near the base early in life. Sample
preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6990
27 Mar 2009
01088035