Muntingia calabura L.

  • Filed As

    Muntingiaceae
    Muntingia calabura L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 785 with T. A. Zanoni, 16 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Añasco. Bo. Atalaya, Rte 4402, on Loma La Cadena.

  • Habitat

    Pasture on hillside, becoming woody. Albizia procera, Mangifera.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.8m; leaves and twigs gummy; flowers white; fruit green, immature.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer samples: 785a twig+leaf+flower+fruit(Atha-955); 785b stem wood(Atha-956); 785c stem bark(Atha-957)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 12/12/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY 12/7/95; MEXU - 3/11/98

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40745

    Occurrence ID: af0a231e-57d9-40ed-8095-43a9e13cfb69

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Muntingiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Muntingia calabura L. det T. A. Zanoni, 1994
    Note: NYPC conversion note: 10/96 Family in Pfizer database originally as Elaeocarpaceae

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Añasco

  • Locality

    Bo. Atalaya, Rte 4402, on Loma La Cadena

  • Elevation

    Alt. 170 m. (558 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3, -67.17

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