Plumeria rubra L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Plumeria cf. rubra L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 5606 with Hilberto Tut and Meshack Eliah, 25 Feb 2007

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca. 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve.

  • Habitat

    steep slope with outcropping limestone; semideciduous moist forest; prominent species at this site: Amyris sp, Plumeria sp, Comocladia sp, Bursera simaruba, Manilkara sp, Clusia sp, Metopium browneii, Celtis sp, Anthurium schlechtendalianum, Selaginella sp, Adiantum tenerum, Anemia adiantifolia, Gausia maya, Vitex gaumeri, Pedilanthus tithymiloides.

  • Description

    Trees ca 5-10 m tall, stems solitary or several; bark grey; leaves deciduous; flowers said to be white and produced in May; fruits pendent, green, very heavy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1070648

    Occurrence ID: 4370d2e7-2f54-4528-afdc-a66d8fd2ffb1

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 1070647, D. E. Atha 5606, Plumeria rubra L., Apocynaceae (277.0), Magnoliophyta; Central America, Belize, Cayo

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Plumeria rubra L., cf., det D. E. Atha, 2008

    Plumeria

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve

  • Elevation

    Alt. 80 m. (262 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.1111, -89.0719

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t/rs
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Belize
Apocynaceae
PlumeriatST. rubra L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
Belize. Cayo District. Ca 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW
side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve, ca
17°6'40"N, 89°4'19"W. ca 80 m. Steep slope with
outcropping limestone; semideciduous moist forest;
prominent species at this site: Amyris sp, Plumeria sp,
Comocladia sp, Bursera simaruba, Manilkara sp, Clusia sp,
Metopium browneii, Celtis sp, Anthurium
schlechtendalianum, Selaginella sp, Adiantum tenerum,
Anemia adiantifolia, Gausia maya, Vitex gaumeri,
Pedilanthus tithymiloides. . -
Trees ca 5-10 m tall, stems solitary or several; bark grey
leaves deciduous; flowers said to be white and produced’in
May; fruits pendent, green, very heavy.
Daniel Atha, Hilberto Tut and Meshack Eliah 5606
25 Feb 2007
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