Echites umbellatus Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Echites umbellatus Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Buck 34452 with T. A. Zanoni, 02 Aug 1998

  • Location

    United States Minor Outlying Islands. Vicinity of lighthouse.

  • Habitat

    Dry vegetation dominated by Metopium, Ficus, and Sideroxylon, over rough limestone. Very common.

  • Description

    Vine; flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Foliage on sheet (NY 227238) and fruit apart (NY 260272)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227238

    Occurrence ID: cb757136-e524-40b9-a151-79f599349c88

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Echites umbellatus Jacq. det T. A. Zanoni

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    United States Minor Outlying Islands

  • Locality

    Vicinity of lighthouse

  • Coordinates

    18.4, -75.02

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SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Navassa Island
Echites umbellata L.
very common vine; flowers white
BOTANICAL
Garde**
IMAGED
18°24’N, 75°01’W; vicinity of lighthouse; dry
vegetation dominated by Metopium, Ficus, and
Sideroxylon, over rough limestone.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
2 August 1998
00227238
William R. Buck and Thomas A. Zanoni 34452
00227238