Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter

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PLANTS OF PUERTO RICO
Polyg&BaGeae
Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H. Walter
Det. P. Acevedo-Rodriguez 2013
Salinas. Camp Santiago. National Guard Training Area;
Lima sector; old dirt road going west into the foothills
of P. Chiquitas.
18°02'42 " N 66°14'45 " W Elev. 94 m.
Young secondary forest along dirt road.
Liana > 10 m long with numerous short lateral branches;
infructescences hanging with deep pink axes; calyx
wine-colored; fruits subglobose, nearly black.
P. Acevedo-Rodriguez 15364	10 May 2013
with: J. Knight & A. Diaz
U.S. National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
Supported by funds from the National Forest Service
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