Spigelia anthelmia L.

  • Filed As

    Loganiaceae
    Spigelia anthelmia L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1917 with José Cedeño, 24 Aug 1998

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea.

  • Habitat

    Scrub forest with many characteristic arid species, no trees or shrubs over ca. 2.5 m tall. Guettarda, Uniola virgata, Comocladia dodonaea, Thrinax morrisii, Turnera diffusa, Nashia, Pictetia aculeata, Antirhea acutata, Reynosia uncinata. Limestone substrate on slope.

  • Description

    Herb ca. 25 cm tall; flowers pale pink; fruit green. This species locally common in disturbed clay soil. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158057

    Occurrence ID: 0f662059-5c2a-4abd-ba90-a77a188e1034

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Loganiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Spigelia anthelmia L. det D. E. Atha, 1998

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.9792, -66.7016

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