Filed As:

Euphorbiaceae
Jatropha curcas L.

All Determinations:

Jatropha curcas L. det. B. Dehgan, 2006

Cnidoscolus

Location:

Brazil. Minas Gerais. 13 km by road W of Januária on road to Serra das Araras, ca. 2 km E of large limestone hill. Alt. 575 m. (1886 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. R. Anderson 9149 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 19 Apr 1973

Description:

Tree 13m tall; stems with latex; stinging hairs; flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Road cut through tropical forest on sandy soil, apparently over limestone.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00862932
GUID: acdf82a7-88d7-4001-915f-ae1831534733

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Online gazetteer (Coordinates for Januária from CRIA. Offset calculated as straight line (SW, not W) on MANIS website.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 5000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-15.5664, -44.4524)

Distribution:

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