Catesbaea parviflora Sw.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Catesbaea parviflora Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1915 with José Cedeño, 24 Aug 1998

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea.

  • Habitat

    Scrub forest with many characteristic arid species, no trees or shrubs over ca. 2.5 m tall. Guettarda, Uniola virgata, Comocladia dodonaea, Thrinax morrisii, Turnera diffusa, Nashia, Pictetia aculeata, Antirhea acutata, Reynosia uncinata. Limestone substrate on slope.

  • Description

    Low spiny shrub 1.5 m tall, branching near the base, branches long, slender, some straight, some arching; fruit white. Few plants of this species seen in this area. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Merck sample: 1915a whole plant(MATHA-436)

  • Collection Notes

    This may be a duplicate catalogue record for the NY sheet. The barcode for this record may not have been attached to an actual sheet.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Specimens could not be located in Herbarium. - Meryl Rubin, 06-2010"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200066

    Occurrence ID: cb84104f-8e15-416f-8025-8a138030c2f8

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 01158055, D. E. Atha 1915, Catesbaea parviflora Sw., Rubiaceae (301.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Puerto Rico

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.9792, -66.7016

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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