Jatropha macrocarpa Griseb.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha macrocarpa Griseb.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 51178, 05 Nov 2000

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Cordillera Prov. 8 km by road ENE of Comunidad Salinas.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4069471

    Occurrence ID: 5a011079-0e88-4e60-a403-bd309f35b943

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Cordillera Prov.

  • Locality

    8 km by road ENE of Comunidad Salinas

  • Elevation

    Alt. 830 m. (2723 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2, -63.4

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Jatropha macrocarpa Griseb.
det. M. Nee & M. Sundue, 2001
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Euphorbiaceae Jatropha
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, 8 km by road ENE of
Comunidad Salinas. Grazed chaco scrub in bottom of valley
and gentle slopes, downstream continuation of Cañón del
Zapallar, the stream bed now completely dry. Prosopis alba,
Caesalpinia par aguar iensis, Cestrum parqui, Achatocarpus
praecóx, Capparis retusa, C. speciosa, Opuntia spp.
20°12’S, 63°24’W. alt. 830 m.
Shrub 3 m. tall, 10 cm. in diameter, with few branches. Sap
watery. Flower buds with red on petals on outside, the petals
pale yellowish within when open.
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