Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl.

PLANTS OF DEPTO. SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl.
Malvaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2007
PROV. CABALLERO 17° 52’ 45” S. Lat. 064° 32’ 30”
W. Long. [GPS] 5 kilometers north of turnoff from main
highway, before [near] crossing of Rio Comarapa on dirt
road from Comarapa up the Rio Comarapa valley.
Elevation 1880-1900 meters. Coordinate datum WGS 84 /
NAD 83. Clay, gravel, shale banks, low hills and stream
terraces.
Valley bottom with cultivated Fragaria, Cyclanthera
pedata, with stands of Arundo donax and with Rubus
boliviensis in hedges. The slopes with dry to mesic scrub
forest with Anredera, Jodina rhombifolia, Aralia
soratensis, Tripodanthus acutifolius. Local weedy herb,
trailing stem, fruits erect; near river crossing, edge of
cropland, at fenceline.
Steven R. Hill, Michael Nee & Aquilino Molina 37324
12 April 2007
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