Leea guineensis G.Don

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Leeaceae
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Plants of PUERTO RICO
Examined for: “History of Vitaceae inferred from morphology-
based phylogeny and the fossil record of seeds“
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida.
Leea coccinea Planch,
det. M. Nee, 1993
Mun. Mayagiiez, Mayagiiez urbano, campus of
University of Puerto Rico. Cultivated ornamental
plants.
18°12’30“N, 67°08’W. alt. 25 m.
Shrub 3 m. tall, with appearance of Nandina
domestica of the Berberidaceae or Araliaceae.
Flower buds deep red; open flowers pinkish,
odorless, with appearance of those of Meliaceae.
Fruit orangish brown.
Iju Chen (FLAS)
October 2009
Coll.: M. Nee 44238
19 Nov. 1993
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