Jatropha divaricata Sw.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha divaricata Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    H. A. Hespenheide 1564 with E.B. Hespenheide, J.S. Calver, R.E. Ricklefs, 23 Aug 1965 - 24 Aug 1965

  • Location

    Jamaica. Saint James. about 0.5 mile west northwest of Mocho Crossroads on road to Catadupa.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1431328

    Occurrence ID: ea1ba4c7-8d5b-4c08-961d-530f7d1737ff

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Jatropha divaricata Sw.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Saint James

  • Locality

    about 0.5 mile west northwest of Mocho Crossroads on road to Catadupa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 671 - 732 m. (2201 - 2402 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.2941, -77.8328

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3056.15

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of Mocho on road to Catadupa were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest expanse of city. Offset info (0.5mi WNW) entered into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find offset coordinates and uncertainty.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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OCR>>>NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01431328
Jatropha divaricata Swartz
Det. BijanDehgan	FLAS, 2004
Examined for a Monograph of New World
Jatropha
PLANTS OF JAMAICA
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF DUKE UNIVERSITY
atropha divaricata Sw.
det. William R. Stimson 1966
Parish of St. James: Forested limestone hill about 0.5 mile west northwest of Mocho Crossroads on road to Catadupa. Alt. 2200-2400 feet.
Abundant tree. 15-25 feet. Male flowers white tinged reddish. Milky juice.
H. A. HESPENHEIDE No. 1564 23-24 August 1965
with E. B. HESPENHEIDE, J. S. CALVER and R. E. RICKLEFS
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