Cnidoscolus cnicodendron Griseb.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Cordillera Prov.

• Locality

  4.5 km W of the Abapó - Santa Cruz highway, the turnoff on the N side of Abapó, on N side of the Río Grande, within easternmost foothills before opening out to the east onto the plain

• Elevation

  Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.9206, -63.4369

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
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det. M. Nee, 2002
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Euphorb. Cnidoscolus basiacanthus (Pax & Hofftn.) Macbride
det. M. Nee, 2000
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, 4.5 km W of the
Abapó-Santa Cruz highway, the turnoff on the N side of
Abapó, on N side of the Rio Grande, within easternmost
foothills before opening out to the east onto the plain. Dry
forest on flat area, with Anadenanthera, Pterogyne nitens,
Samanea tubulosa, Phyllostylon rhamnoides, Achatocarpus
praecox, Capparis speciosa, C. tweediana, C. prisca.
18°55.24’S, 63°26.22’W. alt. 450 m.
"pica-pica". Small tree 7 m. tall, 10 cm. in diameter, gets to
be at least 12 m. tall and 20 cm. in diameter here; sap milky;
hairs stinging! Petals white.
Coll.: M. Nee 51367
12 Nov. 2000
03962785