Sapium jamaicense Sw.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Sapium jamaicense Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Holdridge 211, 22 Aug 1940

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Rosario tract, Luquillo Unit.

  • Description

    Tree 30' tall, 6" D.B.H. Fairly common in this area and seen up to 60 ft. tall and 12" D.B.H.

  • Specimen Notes

    This is apparently a distinct species from S. jamaicensis which goes up to higher elevations. This sp. collected always has larger leaves, less glossy and not as dark green as S. jamaicensis. The branches are fewer and more horizontal. The two may be told apart easily at considerable distance. The range of this tree is roughly the same as that of Caesaria bicolor in the Luquillo Mts. As Dr. Britton did not observe C. bicolor it may possible that he missed this tree also.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 988194

    Occurrence ID: 88737143-6d41-49fd-9371-f61e685880d0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sapium jamaicense Sw. det E. Jablonski

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