Cnidoscolus cnicodendron Griseb.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Chiquitos Prov.

• Locality

  Serrania de Santiago, near Santiago de Chiquitos. 5 km ENE of Santiago

• Elevation

  Alt. 700 - 900 m. (2297 - 2953 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.32, -59.58

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

J. Fernández Casas
Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid
Field work supported by the Charles A. Lindbergh Fund
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Dpto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Chiquitos
No. 6293	Euphorbiaceae
Cnidoscolus vitifolius (Mill, ex Muell. Arg.)
Pohl?
Serrania de Santiago, near Santiago de Chiquitos. 5
km ENE of Santiago. @ 18°19'S, 59°35'W, elev. @
700-900m. Mostly open vegetation on steep slope, with
many suffrutices, some trailing vines, and occasional
patches of low-branching, gnarled trees to 8m tall.
Shrub to lm, flowers white, fruits imamture, glo-
bose, with vertical stripes of green and pale green.
Occurring in relatively dense populations of 5-10
individuals.
det. R. Liesner, 1992
D.	C. DALY, M. Nee, M. Saldia,
I. Hinojosa, M. Villegas_ 21 Nov. , 1989
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