Cerbera odollam Gaertn.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Cerbera odollam Gaertn.

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. M. Leeuwenberg 14784, 27 Mar 1998

  • Location

    Sri Lanka. Western Province. Gampaha (Distr.). Western, N side of Negombo, near beach.Sand E Canal bank.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4184007

    Occurrence ID: 02f33745-bbcc-400b-84b1-af3c5d38939f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cerbera odollam Gaertn.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Sri Lanka

  • State/Province

    Western Province

  • County/Municipio

    Gampaha (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Western, N side of Negombo, near beach.Sand E Canal bank

  • Coordinates

    7.22, 79.85

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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HERBARIO NACIONAL DE MÉXICO (MEXU)
Instituto de Biología, UNAM
• L. Alvarado Cárdenas 2006
TAS
2f+
EX HERBARIO VADENSI (WAG)
Plants collected by A.J.M. Leeuwenberg
no. 14784	d.d. 27.03.1998
Cerbera odollam Gaertn.
Det: A.J.M. Leeuwenberg 27.03.1998
Apocynaceae
Sri Lanka, Western, N side of Negombo, near beach.
Sand.
7°13’ N 79°51’ E
Canal bank. Tree 6 m high, with roots under water; trunks 2,
15 cm diam.; bark medium grey, rather rough; much white
latex in branchlets; leaves shiny, medium green and with pale
green midrib both sides; sepals very pale green, recurved;
corolla tube greenish, limb white, throat pale yellow;
immature fruit subglobose, up to 8 cm diam.
Spirit material at WAG.
04184007