Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 35907 with J. Beitel, 09 Oct 1987

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City. On grounds of the New York Botanical Garden.

  • Description

    Shrub 3 m tall, 7 cm in diameter; wood very pale yellowish, apparently without odor; bark with longitudinal raised lenticels, spicy-aromatic. Crushed leaves spicy-aromatic but not very pleasantly so. Flower buds generally from axils of fallen leaves and the leaves remaining on the twigs are without flower buds. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 46010

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02342447

    Occurrence ID: 8d9e7763-666b-4051-97bd-fe5615e6ab34

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    On grounds of the New York Botanical Garden

  • Coordinates

    40.8568, -73.8754

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2289

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Linder a benzoin (L.) Blume
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The New York Botanical Garden
Cultivated Plants of U.S.A.
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Shrub 3 m. tall, 7 cm. in diameter; wood very pale
yellowish, apparently without odor; bark with longi-
tudinal raised lenticels, spicy-aromatic. Crushed leaves
spicy- aromatic but not very pleasantly so. Flower
buds generally from axils of fallen leaves and the leaves
remaining on the twigs are without flower buds.
Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 46010.
New York: Bronx Co., Bronx, on grounds of NYBG.
Coll.: M. Nee & J- Beitel
35907
9 Oct. 1987
02342447