Chomelia tenuiflora Benth.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chomelia tenuiflora Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 23846, 19 Jun 1944

  • Location

    Suriname. Saramacca. Saramacca River Headwaters. Bush to rear of village of Jacob Kondre.

  • Habitat

    Infrequent.

  • Description

    Widely spreading small tree to 3 m high, 7 cm diam.; flowers white; spines 6-8 cm long. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 396606

    Occurrence ID: 22baf68d-559e-45a8-94f8-5e952d31159a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chomelia tenuiflora Benth. det P. C. Standley, 1946
    Note: ! P. G. Delprete, 2004

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Saramacca

  • Locality

    Saramacca River Headwaters. Bush to rear of village of Jacob Kondre

  • Coordinates

    4.95, -55.5333

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    No botanical uses.

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New York Botaûioal Garden Tropioal Eipeditioii -1944.
Plants'of thé Saramacca Rirer Hèadwatél^,’Surinam
No. 25846
Ohomelia tenuiflora Benth*
Det. Paul C. Stand ley, 1946
Infrequent; widely spreading small tree to
5 m. high, 7 cm. diam.; flowers white; spines
6-8 cm. long; bush to rear of village of
Jacob kondre.
Bassett Maguire______________________________.Tunft IQ	1944
Expedition financed in part by aid from the American Philosophical
Society, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
and Mr. Pierre Jay
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