Petitia domingensis Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Petitia domingensis Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6720 with Marcos Caraballo, Josh Simpson and Anees Gharzita, 28 Aug 2008

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Ciales. NW of Ciales town center, ca 1 km (by air) WNW of road 149 bridge across the Rio Grande de Manatí.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m tall, the trunk ca 12 cm diam; bark brown, the ridges flat, narrow, vertical; wood brittle; leaves aromatic (somewhat reminiscent of Lantana); flowers white; fruits turning greenish/orange.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Samples deposited at the Natural Products Repository, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD: 6720 root bark (0X0G-1315-V); 6720 root wood (0X0G-1316-W); 6720 stem bark (0X0G-1317-X); 6720 stem wood (0X0G-1318-Y); 6720 twig (0X0G-1319-Z); 6720 leaf+inflorescence+infructescence (0X0G-1320-A). Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087700

    Occurrence ID: 1dc57680-b0da-4d4c-b8a5-3f8daeb7cec0

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122313, D. E. Atha 6720, Petitia domingensis Jacq. - Accepted : Verbenaceae (284.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Verbenaceae

  • All Determinations

    Petitia domingensis Jacq. det M. Caraballo Ortiz, 2008

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Ciales

  • Locality

    NW of Ciales town center, ca 1 km (by air) WNW of road 149 bridge across the Rio Grande de Manatí

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3478, -66.4762

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