Cnidoscolus cnicodendron Griseb.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Cnidoscolus cnicodendron Griseb.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 47503, 24 Dec 1997

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. Along old road from Santa Cruz to Camiri, 3.5 km S of Pedro Lorenzo, and 20 km S of turnoff from Santa Cruz-Samaipata highway.

  • Habitat

    Gently rolling, soil silt and sand, cleared for pasture. With abundant Acrocomia aculeata, brushy areas, pasture and around muddy cattle pond.

  • Description

    Shrubs 1.5 m tall to small trees 5 m tall and 20 cm diameter, with copious milky sap. Leaves whitened beneath, softly pubescent, but plant with longer stiff stinging hairs and apparently untouched by cattle. Fruit green, held erect in the inflorescence, only a few formed per inflorescence. Petals white, stamens white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 557701

    Occurrence ID: aab538ff-c69e-43bb-a3d8-3d7f8d629c27

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

  • Locality

    Along old road from Santa Cruz to Camiri, 3.5 km S of Pedro Lorenzo, and 20 km S of turnoff from Santa Cruz-Samaipata highway.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.025, -63.22

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

det. M. Nee, 1999
Bolivia. Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andrés Ibáñez: Along
old road from Santa Cruz to Camiri, 3.5 km S of Pedro
Lorenzo, and 20 km S of turnoff from Santa
Cruz-Samaipata highway.
18°0r30”S, 63°13’W. Alt. 500 m.
Gently rolling, soil silt and sand, cleared for pasture.
With abundant Acrocomia aculeata, brushy areas, pasture
and around muddy cattle pond.
Shrubs 1.5 m tall to small trees 5 m tall and 20 cm
diameter, with copious milky sap. Leaves whitened
beneath, softly pubescent, but plant with longer stiff
stinging hairs and apparently untouched by cattle. Fruit
green, held erect in the inflorescence, only a few formed
per inflorescence. Petals white, stamens white.
Coll.: M. Nee 47503
24 Dec 1997
Supported by the Fulbright Foundation
\Uk-260\
J. Fernández Casas
Beal Jardin Botánico. Madrid
Euphorbiaceae
Cnidoscolus basiacanthus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) J. F. Macbr.
00557701