Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.

  • Filed As

    Anacardiaceae
    Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.

  • Collector(s)

    A. E. Wight 220, 19 Mar 1905

  • Location

    Bahamas. Soldiers Road near junction of Blue Hill Road (pine region) about 3 mi. south of Nassau.

  • Description

    Tree 20 ft.; bark reddish-brown with patches of rusty-brown to gray after manner of Platanus occidentalis. New foliage glossy reddish-brown. Flower (5-merous) just opening at date. Petals cream-color. Bark of trunk varies to almost entirely gray. Also occurs as a shrub 2 ft. high or more. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1129545

    Occurrence ID: b96bf8ed-0a05-4a14-b09d-d4e44d8b695a

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • Locality

    Soldiers Road near junction of Blue Hill Road (pine region) about 3 mi. south of Nassau.

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