Spathelia vernicosa Planch.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Rutaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Trunk 3-5 m. high, 5-8 cm. in diameter. Leaves several, 1.5-4.5 dm. long, the rachis narrowly wing-margined; leaflets 25-35, oblong or oblong-elliptic, 1-5 cm. long, subsessile, obtuse at the apex, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, glabrous, dark-green above, paler beneath, shining on both sides, coarsely crenulate with gland-tipped teeth; panicle 9 dm. long or less; pedicels 3-8 mm. long; flowers red; sepals oblong, 4-5 mm. long; petals oblong-obovate, 5-6 mm. long; filaments with wing-like appendages at the base; fruit 10-13 mm. long, 7-10 mm. wide, the triangular body narrowly winged; seeds angled.
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Distribution
Rocky scrub-lands, Cat Island : Cuba. Low Spathelia
Cat Island Bahamas South America| Cuba South America|