Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Burger 6707, 01 Dec 1969 - 07 Dec 1969

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Southern tip of the Nicoya Peninusla.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4068453

    Occurrence ID: a870c7b1-73ea-4f72-ac53-66f7272a4a4e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Southern tip of the Nicoya Peninusla

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.58, -85.1

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04068453
COSTA RICA
Field Museum of Natural History
Knprn c.(^<s/iar C ,
Tree m# tall at edge of rocky seashore*
common but only one seen in flower} flowering
spike yellow, fruit green* Sap white and
causing iiiflamation of sensitive skin (eyelids)*
Secondary vegetation on former plantations and pasture, and remnants
of original tall evergreen forest on steep slopes and stream edges in the
Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, 0-200 m. altitude. Southern tip of the
Nicoya Peninsula; Prov. Puntarenas. 9° 35' N. x 85° 6' W.
WILLIAM C. BURGER & RONALD L. LIESNER
1-7 December 1969
Supported in Part by Grants from the National Science Foundation
04068453