Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
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Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 839 with Tom Zanoni, 26 Nov 1994
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Location
Puerto Rico. Cabo Rojo. Barrio Llanos Costa. Intersection of Rt. 103 & 101, hills south of there toward ocean along dirt road.
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Habitat
Hills south of there toward ocean along dirt road. With: Stahlia monosperma, Lonchocarpus, Bidens, Neptunia oleracea, Eleocharis, Paullinia, Hymenea, Pithecellobium, and, higher up, Bromelia.
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Description
Shrub with tan shiny bark, prominent lenticels, stems ca 4cm diam at base, milky sap; leaves dark green shiny, paler below; petals lavender, spongy at receptacle, white inside.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01087809
Occurrence ID: daa824e4-1088-4705-a0e8-94d67f433c59
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br. det T. A. Zanoni, 1994
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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State/Province
Cabo Rojo
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Locality
Barrio Llanos Costa. Intersection of Rt. 103 & 101, hills south of there toward ocean along dirt road
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Asclepiadaceae nv> IMAGED Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br. det. T. A. Zanoni, 1994 NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 01087809 BOTANICAL Puerto Rico. Mun. Cabo Rojo. Barrio Llanos Costa. Intersection of Rt. 103 & 101, hills south of there toward ocean along dirt road. With: Stahlia monosperma, Lonchocarpus, Bidens, Neptunia oleracea, Eleocharis, Paullinia, Hymenea, Pithecellobium, and, higher up, Bromelia. Shrub with tan shiny bark, prominent lenticels, stems ca 4cm diam at base, milky sap; leaves dark green shiny, paler below; petals lavender, spongy at receptacle, white inside. Daniel Atha & Tom Zanoni 839 26 Nov 1994 Specimen databased at NY in KE Emu. 01087809
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Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.