Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6183, 20 May 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Virginia. Virginia Beach (Independent City). First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), ca 800m NE of Route 347 and just SE of electrical transmission line running from park to Fort Story Military Reservation.

  • Habitat

    Dune forest with elements of Maritime Forest and Southeastern Swamp Forest; dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus falcata, Quercus virginiana, Persea palustris, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ilex opaca and Nyssa sylvatica.

  • Description

    Young tree 2 m tall with spicy lauraceous odor, the stem ca 2 cm diam; bark brown, thin with prominent lenticels; leaves clustered at the ends of long, arching, yellow-green twigs; leaf blades chartaceous to subcoriaceous, the abaxials lighter.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1087333

    Occurrence ID: 92fb2d1a-fa93-469f-8b33-a0bd92ac7e2b

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121614, D. E. Atha 6183, Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg. - Accepted : Lauraceae (120.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Virginia Beach (Independent City)

  • Locality

    First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), ca 800m NE of Route 347 and just SE of electrical transmission line running from park to Fort Story Military Reservation

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.9201, -76.043

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Lauraceae
Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. Virginia: Virginia Beach. First
Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60
(Shore Drive), ca 800m NE of Route 347 and just SE of
electrical transmission line running from park to Fort Story
Military Reservation. 36.92010°N, 76.04298°W, ca 0-5 m.
(Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital
world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 50 m). Dune
forest with elements of Maritime Forest and Southeastern
Swamp Forest; dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus
falcata, Quercus virginiana, Persea palustris, Liquidambar
styraciflua, Ilex opaca and Nyssa sylvatica.
Young tree 2 m tall with spicy lauraceous odor, the stem ca 2
cm diam; bark brown, thin with prominent lenticels; leaves
clustered at the ends of long, arching, yellow-green twigs;
leaf blades chartaceous to subcoriaceous, the abaxials
lighter.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6183	20 May 2008
NYdb
01087333