Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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*** FLORA DE VERACRUZ ***
EUPHORBIACEAE Cnidoscolus
Loc.: 5.5 km. by road S of Sihuapan and junction with hwy.
Mex. 180, along dirt road to Salto de Eyipantla,
6 km. (by air) S of San Andres Tuxtla, Mun. San Andres
Tuxtla, Edo. Veracruz, MEXICO.
18°23,40"N/ 95°11'W
alt. 250 m.
BOTANICAL
J. Fernández Casas
Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid
>iaVn slot's
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Ecol.: SELVA ALTA PERENNIFOLIA. Weedy areas, roadsides
and rocky areas with 2-3 m. tall brush, grazed,
on rolling land devoted to tobacco and maize fields,
with no native forest left.
Descr.: Erect shrub 2 m. tall; sap milky; -with stinging
hairs! Flowers bright white; fruit green.
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4 Dec 1981
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