Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Tarija

• County/Municipio

  Gran Chaco Prov.

• Locality

  10.8 km N of Villa Montes on highway to Camiri, then ca. 6 km SE on dirt roads, and E of railroad from Argentina to Santa Cruz de la Sierra

• Elevation

  Alt. 420 m. (1378 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -21.2131, -63.3914

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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NEW YORK SOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
GARDE*4
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Euphorbiaceae Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur
det. M. Nee, 2006
DEPTO. TARIJA, Prov. Gran Chaco, 10.8 kmN of Villa
Montes on highway to Camiri, then ca. 6 km SE on dirt
roads, and E of railroad from Argentina to Santa Cruz de la
Sierra.
21°12’47”S, 63°23’29”W. alt. 420 m.
Chaco forest, flat, with Anadenanthera macrocarpa,
Achatocarpus praecox, Castela coccínea, Caesalpinia
paraguariensis, Saccellium lanceolatum, Petiveria alliacea,
Acacia aroma, Siolmatra brasiliensis.
Shrub 1.5 m. tall; with stinging hairs! Flowers white, visited
by butterflies (12:15 P.M., sunny).
Coll.: M. Nee & 1.1. Linneo F. 54130 12 Feb. 2006
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