Erythroxylum areolatum L.

  • Filed As

    Erythroxylaceae
    Erythroxylum areolatum L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. E. Wight 246, 30 Mar 1905

  • Location

    Bahamas. North Andros. Fresh Creek settlement.

  • Habitat

    Scrubland or low coppice.

  • Description

    Shrub 4 to 7 ft., sending up stems at intervals from a wholly or partly buried horizontal trunk. Leaves delicate yellow-green above, pale below. Flower white, tinged with greenish yellow, fragrant. (5-merous). Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Coming into bloom at this date. Other specimens lack the horizontal trunk.

  • Specimen Notes

    Examined for Bahama Flora, W. T. Gillis.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1264113

    Occurrence ID: 5fa68c2b-8713-4d6d-8310-82515f8212f1

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