Alfaroa mexicana D.E.Stone

  • Filed As

    Juglandaceae
    Alfaroa mexicana D.E.Stone

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Stone 2136 with J. W.. Walker, 01 Mar 1966

  • Location

    Mexico. Veracruz. Volcán San Martín, 8 miles North of San Andrés Textla. Gentle slope on northeast side of ridge below Palo de Agua Paá.

  • Description

    Tree, 70 ft.tall x 19x24 inches in dbh. Bark tight, warty, reddish-brown exterior, pinkish interior. Wood white throughout. Androgynous panicles with females terminal; male and female flowers young. Abundant green fruit. Wood sample collected.

  • Specimen Notes

    Record databased by staff or volunteers in the Tri-Trophic Thematic Collections Network Symbiota Portal. Transferred to NYGB database on 17 Dec. 2015.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1472217

    Occurrence ID: d6100aae-c174-4b74-827e-c54c686c1acc

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Veracruz

  • Locality

    Volcán San Martín, 8 miles North of San Andrés Textla. Gentle slope on northeast side of ridge below Palo de Agua Paá.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Distribution

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BOTANICAL
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PLANTS OF MEXICO
Alfaroa mexicana Stone
VERACRUZ. Volcán San Martin, 8 miles north of San Andrés Tuxtla. Gentle slope on northeast side of ridge below Palo de Agua Pass. About 3800 ft. elevation.
Rich deciduous forest (see Amer. J. Bot. 55: 477-484. 1968). Large trees locally abundant. Associated with Hedyosmum, etc.
Tree 70 ft. tall X 20 in. dbh, with buttresses extending to height of 3 ft. up trunk. Bark tight, warty, pinkish toward interior. Wood white throughout. Heavy production of terminal staminate inflorescences, but only a few green fruit.
D. E. Stone 2136	14 March 1966
J. W. Walker
Collections made on behalf of the Duke University Herbarium