Filed As:

Myrsinaceae
Parathesis cubana (A.DC.) Molinet & M.Gómez

All Determinations:

Parathesis cubana (A.DC.) Molinet & M.Gómez det. D. E. Atha, 1996

Location:

Belize. Cayo. Between the Western Highway and the Sibun River, ca. 7 km west of intersection of western Highway and the coastal road "Manatee Highway". Alt. 10 - 50 m. (33 - 164 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 1122 with Jay Walker, Teresa Rizzo, Polo Romero, 13 Jul 1995

Description:

Shrub 3 m tall; flowers pink; fruit red/orange.

Habitat:

Sloping terrain, mostly pine and palm savannah on upland (igneus derived alluvium), grading into flood-plain forest toward river. Flood plain forest last disturbed in 1959, Attalea cohune common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 227454
GUID: b641abd8-fdff-45eb-b92a-e79ae0c66378

Map:

Coordinates: (17.27, -88.57)

Distribution:

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