Phytolacca americana L.

  • Filed As

    Phytolaccaceae
    Phytolacca americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 43876, 11 Sep 1993

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Bronx. New York Botanical Garden, near Propagation Range.

  • Habitat

    Weedy area near the Propagation ranges. Weed.

  • Description

    Herb to 2m tall, robust, a clump of a dozen stems; flowers greenish-white; fruiting inflorescences hanging, the branches light purple; fruit green, turning purple-black, with beet-red juice. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer sample: 43876a fruit (Nee604)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02332609

    Occurrence ID: d3a48808-fa66-4497-9861-38d9848e5360

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Phytolaccaceae

  • All Determinations

    Phytolacca americana L. det M. H. Nee, 1993
    Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2014

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    Bronx

  • Locality

    New York Botanical Garden, near Propagation Range

  • Coordinates

    40.85, -73.88

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Phytolaccaceae
Phytlacca americana L.
det. M. Nee, 1993
New York, Bronx Co., Bronx, on the grounds of
the New York Botanical Garden.
Robust herb, a clump of a dozen stems, to 2 m.
tall, weedy area near the Propagation ranges.
Flowers greenish white. Fruiting inflorescences
hanging, the branches light purple, the fruit
green, turning purple-black, with beet-red
juice. Voucher for bulk medicinal screening by
Pfizer Inc.:	43876a	FR	(Nee-604).
Coll.:	M.	Nee	43876	//	Sept.	1993
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02332609
Phytolacca americana L.
02332609