Amyris elemifera L.

  • Filed As

    Rutaceae
    Amyris elemifera L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 924 with T. A. Zanoni, 12 Dec 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Bosque Estatale de Guánica, Vereda Fuerte, off Rte 334.

  • Habitat

    Dry forest, reddish soil over dogtooth limestone. Exostema, Bucida, Amyris spp, Pictetia, Agave, Vanilla. Dogtooth limestone.

  • Description

    Tree 3m, w/ very hard wood; leaves and roots w/ spicy scent when cut.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer samples: 924a twig+leaf(Atha-1297); 924b stem(Atha-1298); 924c root(Atha-1299)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 12/15/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY 12/18/95

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 42039

    Occurrence ID: 9964cec7-e068-4331-85f3-8ac35a1fdb5f

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Bosque Estatale de Guánica, Vereda Fuerte, off Rte 334

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.97, -66.88

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