Omphalea oleifera Hemsl.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Omphalea oleifera Hemsl.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 26500, 06 Apr 1983

  • Location

    Mexico. Veracruz. Catemaco Mun. Vicinity of Playa Escondida, 10 km N of Sontecomapan.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4084485

    Occurrence ID: d65c6088-0377-4098-b05c-695fdf959a32

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Omphalea oleifera Hemsl.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Veracruz

  • County/Municipio

    Catemaco Mun.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of Playa Escondida, 10 km N of Sontecomapan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.5917, -65.05

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
*** Flora of MEXICO: Edo. Veracruz ***
EUPHO Omphalea oleífera Hemsl.
det. M. J. Huft, 1984
Vicinity of Playa Escondida, 10 km. N of Sontecomapan,
Mun. Catemaco.
18°35'30"N, 95°03 1W	alt. 0-150 m.
SELVA ALTA PERENNIFOLIA. Evergreen tropical forest,
some cleared for pastures, on slopes around and above
Hotel Playa Escondida and the beach on the Gulf of
Mexico.
Small tree, 8 m. tall, with thick branchlets; sap reddish.
Inflorescences young; buds green. Fruit green, smooth,
± round, slightly 3-angled. This same tree collected
in fruit as no. 24739 on June 30, 1982.
Coll.: M. Nee 26500	April 6, 1983
Field Museum (F); INIREB, Xalapa, Veracruz (XAL).
04084485