Filed As:

Anacardiaceae
Spondias purpurea L.

All Determinations:

Spondias purpurea L. det. J. Rietsema, 2009

Common Names:

may plum

Location:

Belize. Belize. Caye Caulker (southern island), village of Caye Caulker.

Collector(s):

J. Rietsema 56809 with Dorothy Beveridge, 13 Mar 2009

Description:

Tree, up to 7 m tall; leaves oddly compound, leaflets drop in "winter"; reddish flowers (5 cm across) with short pedicels on small cymes (3cm long) emerging directly from the stem; fruit a drupe, 3 cm by 2 cm, red when ripe with yellow and juicy flesh, large stone, hangs from short pedicel, up to 1 cm. Fruit stays on tree after leaves drop.

Habitat:

Av. Langosta, opposite bakery in Sarah Heredia's yard.

Identifiers:

GUID: 1dbbfa9e-6fd0-4ca8-a9eb-457de9d282f0

Map:

Coordinates: (17.81, -88.0272)

Distribution:

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