Macrosiphonia petraea (A.St.-Hil.) K.Schum.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Macrosiphonia petraea (A.St.-Hil.) K.Schum.

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. King 776, 26 Jul 1987

  • Location

    Paraguay.

  • Description

    Herb to 5m, spreading, crawling; pods similar to Asclepiadaceae, with profuse milky latex; roots tuberous, to 4in long, 3in wide.

  • Specimen Notes

    Deposited in NY 10/05/95.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40205

    Occurrence ID: 215cd3b0-3b75-401f-8042-d6f910d9b75f

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Merck Collections and Extractions
APOCYNACEAE
Macrösiphonia petraea Kuntze
d'tfc. AX (vA	[Qoiy
Paraguay. 24°00'S. 58*
'W.
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Herb to 5m, spreading, crawling; pods similar to
Asclepiadaceae, w/ profuse milky latex; roots tuberous, to
4in long, 3in wide.
n.v.
USE:
None reported.
None reported
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Steven King 776
July 26, 1987
Fieldwork supported by Merck and Co., Inc. Voucher for pharmaceutical
screening.
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