Filed As:

Loganiaceae
Spigelia anthelmia L.

All Determinations:

Spigelia anthelmia L. det. D. E. Atha, 1998

Location:

Puerto Rico. N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea. Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 1917 with José Cedeño, 24 Aug 1998

Description:

Herb ca. 25 cm tall; flowers pale pink; fruit green. This species locally common in disturbed clay soil. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Scrub forest with many characteristic arid species, no trees or shrubs over ca. 2.5 m tall. Guettarda, Uniola virgata, Comocladia dodonaea, Thrinax morrisii, Turnera diffusa, Nashia, Pictetia aculeata, Antirhea acutata, Reynosia uncinata. Limestone substrate on slope.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01158057
GUID: 0f662059-5c2a-4abd-ba90-a77a188e1034

Map:

Coordinates: (17.9792, -66.7016)

Distribution:

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