Petiveria alliacea L.

  • Filed As

    Petiveriaceae
    Petiveria alliacea L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 793 with T. A. Zanoni, 17 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Bo. Calvache, Rte 115, 5.2km S of Rincón.

  • Habitat

    Hillside under excavation for fill material.

  • Description

    Plant 1.5m; flowers white; fruits green, clinging to fabric; roots w/ scent of horseradish.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer samples: 793a Ltwig+leaf+inflorescence+fruit(Atha-973); 793b stem(Atha-974); 793c root(Atha-975)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 12/12/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY 12/7/95; MEXU - 2/13/98

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40752

    Occurrence ID: b37b464b-9e80-4745-a891-5962f0ce9836

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Petiveriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Petiveria alliacea L. det T. A. Zanoni, 1994

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Bo. Calvache, Rte 115, 5.2km S of Rincón

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3, -67.22

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