Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stern

  • Filed As

    Rhamnaceae
    Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stern

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 1287 with Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French, 15 Sep 20023

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Abundance bed.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated garden bed.

  • Description

    Planted and grown as part of the NYBG African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy. This garden was created to provide a brief look at the history of the African American and African Diaspora experience in the Caribbean through the lens of plants, consisting of eight sections and beds: Cane, Roots, Stewpot, Flavor, Creativity, Abundance, Remedies, Transformation. In these eight beds, you will find stories of resilience and resistance, modification and migration, remembrance, reverence, and more told through the plants of our world. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, NYBG Horticulture staff, and Mellon Foundation Foodways interns Angel Tobar, Jason Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia, Danielle Cruz, Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas, and Michael Noi. The African American Garden is made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04336117

    Occurrence ID: 6a418747-771c-4e59-8c67-0d916257698e

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Abundance bed.

  • Coordinates

    40.8616, -73.8736

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IV us
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Rhamnaceae
Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stem
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New
York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The
Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Abundance bed
40°51'41.82"N, 73°52'24.81"W
Cultivated garden bed.
Planted and grown as part of the NYBG African
American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the
Bdible Academy. This garden was created to provide a
brief look at the history of the African American and
African Diaspora experience in the Caribbean through
the lens of plants, consisting of eight sections and beds:
Cane, Roots, Stewpot, Flavor, Creativity, Abundance,
Remedies, Transformation. In these eight beds, you will
find stories of resilience and resistance, modification
and migration, remembrance, reverence, and more told
through the plants of our world. Curated by Jessica B.
Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer,
Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, NYBG Horticulture
staff, and Mellon Foundation Foodways interns Angel
Tobar, Jason Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia,
Danielle Cruz, Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas’, and
Michael Noi. The African American Garden is
possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and
The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
N.V. Mauby
15 Sep 20023
Matthew C. Pace, Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French 1287
NYdb
04336117