Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 839 with Tom Zanoni, 26 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Cabo Rojo. Barrio Llanos Costa. Intersection of Rt. 103 & 101, hills south of there toward ocean along dirt road.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087809

    Occurrence ID: daa824e4-1088-4705-a0e8-94d67f433c59

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br. det T. A. Zanoni, 1994

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Cabo Rojo

  • Locality

    Barrio Llanos Costa. Intersection of Rt. 103 & 101, hills south of there toward ocean along dirt road

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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