Filed As:

Caesalpiniaceae
Bauhinia purpurea L.

All Determinations:

Bauhinia purpurea L. det. T. A. Zanoni, 1994

Location:

Puerto Rico. Hormigueros. Barrio Guanahibo, Rte 100, 0.4 km S of Hwy 2. Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 645 with T. A. Zanoni, 27 Oct 1994

Description:

Tree 7m tall, some individuals understory and 4-5m tall; petals purple; fruits green. Apparently naturalized.

Habitat:

Road bank with Bauhinia purpurea, Albizia procera (mainly), Spathodaea campanulata and understory grasses.

Other:

Collection Notes: distrib 06/11/2006msr: NY, MAPR

Identifiers:

GUID: b0b345ff-2fda-4bef-a9ca-3f712510e837

Map:

Coordinates: (18.13, -67.13)

Distribution:

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