Filed As:

Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC.

All Determinations:

Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC. det. M. Caraballo Ortiz, 2008

Location:

Puerto Rico. Ciales. NW of Ciales town center, ca 1 km (by air) WNW of road 149 bridge across the Rio Grande de Manatí. Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 6728 with Marcos Caraballo, Josh Simpson and Anees Gharzita, 29 Aug 2008

Description:

Tree 18 m tall, the trunk 15 cm diam; bark spinose, the spine bases mammiferous, ca 2 cm wide and 2-3 high, the apices needle-like; seeds black, said to be eaten by pigeons (fide Marcos Caraballo).

Feature Notes:

Samples deposited at the Natural Products Repository, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD: 6728 root (0X0G-1342-Z); 6728 stem wood (0X0G-1343-A); 6728 stem bark (0X0G-1344-C); 6728 twig (0X0G-1345-F); 6728 leaf (0X0G-1346-G). Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01087708
GUID: 8fa7130a-f058-487e-93c6-7d0c01254127

Map:

Coordinates: (18.3478, -66.4762)

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