Croton discolor Willd.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton discolor Willd.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 7857, 25 Jan 1996

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Ponce. Bo. Cañas, off Rd 2 behind the Holiday Inn Hotel.

  • Habitat

    Dry scrub forest.

  • Description

    Shrub 1 m tall, many-branched from base; branches ascending. Leaves with strong foetid odor, turninig orange with age; flowers white; capsules brownish.

  • Specimen Notes

    Voucher specimen of material collected for Pharmacognetics.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 969208

    Occurrence ID: 3389a990-4d62-4d3a-8b4f-64a1f986cbdb

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton discolor Willd.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Ponce

  • Locality

    Bo. Cañas, off Rd 2 behind the Holiday Inn Hotel.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 - 50 m. (131 - 164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.9823, -66.6726

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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