Filed As:
Polygonaceae
Coccoloba swartzii Meisn.
Polygonaceae
Coccoloba swartzii Meisn.
Common Names:
red mangle, redwood
red mangle, redwood
Location:
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Spring Bay Trail. Between 17°37'59.7"N, 63°13'41.5"W at trail head and 17°37'59.7"N, 63°13'36.9"W further down the trail.
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Spring Bay Trail. Between 17°37'59.7"N, 63°13'41.5"W at trail head and 17°37'59.7"N, 63°13'36.9"W further down the trail.
Description:
Tree, 8 m tall. Profusely branched from base, without main trunk. Stems light brown, new ocreas green, old ones brown, very tightly appressed to stem, ca. 10 mm long. Inflorescence arising from base of uppermost leaf on a given stem. Flowers 3 mm diameter, pale green, tinged with white around lobes. Rachis of spikes green, filaments and pistils white, anthers brownish-white.
Tree, 8 m tall. Profusely branched from base, without main trunk. Stems light brown, new ocreas green, old ones brown, very tightly appressed to stem, ca. 10 mm long. Inflorescence arising from base of uppermost leaf on a given stem. Flowers 3 mm diameter, pale green, tinged with white around lobes. Rachis of spikes green, filaments and pistils white, anthers brownish-white.
Habitat:
Dry, disturbed forest, especially further from the trail head.
Dry, disturbed forest, especially further from the trail head.
Feature Notes:
[Photos].
[Photos].
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 00951926
GUID: 13e6c268-0f51-4e88-a936-bd13b45d745e
NY Barcode: 00951926
GUID: 13e6c268-0f51-4e88-a936-bd13b45d745e
Map:
Coordinates: (17.6333, -63.2276)
Coordinates: (17.6333, -63.2276)