Filed As:

Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

All Determinations:

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume det. D. E. Atha, 2009
Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2014

Location:

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden, NW corner of Garden, SE of the Pfizer Laboratory and SE of the Twin Lakes. Alt. 18 m. (59 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 6947 with , 13 Apr 2009

Description:

Shrub to small tree 2 m tall, the main stem ascending; bark purple/brown, smooth with prominent lenticels; flowers yellow. Several trees of various sizes thriving here. Also thriving is a large Nyssa sylvatica tree ca 25 cm diam.

Habitat:

Low, wet forest consisting of native (Nyssa sylvatica, Acer rubrum, Lindera benzoin, Symplocarpus foetidus, Podophyllum peltatum) and spontaneous exotic (Ailanthus altissima and Aralia elata) species.

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01088191
GUID: 668fbff3-2ab1-4095-b928-db114048ecc2

Map:

Coordinates: (40.8672, -73.8766)

Distribution:

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