Filed As:

Nyssaceae
Nyssa sylvatica Marshall

All Determinations:

Nyssa sylvatica Marshall det. D. E. Atha, 2016

Location:

United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City. Central Park. Ramble, south of Azalea Pond. Between 75th and 76th Streets and between 6th and 7th Avenues. Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 15429 with Regina Alvarez, Annie Schwartz and Ken Chaya, 11 May 2016

Description:

Tree 3 cm diam. Spontaneous. This specimen came from a large patch of Nyssa sylvatica that is regenerating here. The population is about 200 square meters and consists of 100s of stems ranging from 1 cm diam to 5 and 6 cm diam and 6 m tall, one tree is about 15 cm diam. The population is nearly a monoculture of Nyssa.

Habitat:

Woodland dominated by Nyssa sylvatica with Lindera benzoin and Viburnum dentatum and Viburnum prunifolium.

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02550029
GUID: 851abedc-2f51-4f51-842d-0fa0cca1cdcc

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (40.776812N, 73.969812W (WGS84, ±25m), ca 40 m elev)
Coordinates: (40.7768, -73.9698)

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