Cynanchum angustifolium Pers.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Cynanchum angustifolium Pers.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 99-733, 05 Nov 1999

  • Location

    Bahamas. Cat Island. Orange Creek, along a road that is just before you hit the Port Royal sign, if traveling North. Road has a fresh water pond many wash clothes in, and the road runs east to the "North" (Atlantic) side.

  • Habitat

    In a weedy overgrown swampy area along road.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02629548

    Occurrence ID: 31f4daa3-5890-4a39-a9d4-abed4c5300e6

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Cat Island

  • Locality

    Orange Creek, along a road that is just before you hit the Port Royal sign, if traveling North. Road has a fresh water pond many wash clothes in, and the road runs east to the "North" (Atlantic) side.

  • Coordinates

    24.6433, -75.7039

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates provided on label are invalid; assumed coordinates to be in degrees minutes format rather than degrees minutes seconds; adjusted accordingly.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Cynanchum angustifolium	Au: Pers.
Family	Asclepiadaceae
Common Name None known
Description	Delicate herbaceous vine with milky sap and greenish yellow
flowers clustered in umbels. Plants with fruits too.
Location/Habitat Orange Creek, along a road that is just before you hit the Port Royal sign,
if traveling North. Road has a fresh water pond many wash clothes in, and
the road runs east to the "North" (Atlantic) side. In a weedy overgrown
swampy area along road.
Latitude	24°38’60”N	Longitude 75°42’23” W
Uses/Comments No uses known.
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-733 Duplicates 5 Date November 5, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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