Combretum trinitense Britton

  • Authority

    Contributions from The New York Botanical Garden: Volume X 1921-1923.

  • Family

    Combretaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Combretum trinitense Britton

  • Description

    Species Description - Vine-like, woody, the stems up to 6 m. long, the branches long and slender, the twigs glandular. Leaves elliptic or elliptic lanceolate, chartaceous, 8-12 cm. long, 5 cm. wide or less, the midvein prominent beneath, impressed above, the lateral veins about 7 on each side of the midvein, slender, curved upwardly, the upper surface glabrous, reticulate-veined, the under surface impressed-glandular, the glandular petioles 6-7 mm. long; fruiting racemes 6-10 cm. long; fruit oblong, 10-15 mm. long, the four thin wings glandular, the pedicels about 2 mm. long.

  • Distribution

    Hillside thicket, Chacachacare Island, Trinidad (Britton, Freeman and Watts 26gg). In fruit April 3, 1921.

    Trinidad and Tobago South America|