Croton xalapensis Kunth

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton xalapensis Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    W. Warrior 1848 with Leopoldo Romero, 01 Dec 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air), between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel).

  • Habitat

    Ix Chel Farm.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4m, hairy, with thin latex; leaves alternate, cordate; flowers fragrant.

  • Specimen Notes

    duplicates sent to: CICY, MEXU, MO, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 840048

    Occurrence ID: 08bbdbe7-53ff-49db-8ac9-faa65ec4a289

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton xalapensis Kunth det M. H. Nee, 1997

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air), between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel)

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
Euphorbiaceae
Croton xalapensis Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth
det. M. Nee, 1997
Belize. Cayo District. SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air),
between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road
and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel).
17°6'N, 89°4'W
Ix Chel Farm.
Shrub to 4m, hairy, with thin latex; leaves alternate, cordate;
flowers fragrant.
01 Dec 1993
W. Warrior, Leopoldo Romero 1848
National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Agency for International
Development
NYdb
00840048