Filed As:

Burseraceae
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Altagracia. Laguna Bavaro at Punta de Los Nidos, on road from Playa El Macao south to Punta Cana (about 10 mi from ocean). Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. A. Zanoni 13049 with C. Ramirez & S. Peláez, 29 Apr 1981

Description:

Trees 6 to 8m tall; lf light greenish-yellow outside lagoon.

Habitat:

Dry or nearly dry saline inland lagoon. With Rhizophora and Avicennia mangrove forest. On sand.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1242290
GUID: e08efde0-4ded-405c-9b12-dfb98b41a21a

Map:

Coordinates: (18.67, -68.37)

Distribution:

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