Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Clethraceae
    Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 43620, 23 Jul 1993

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Bronx. New York Botanical Garden, edge of forest and Bronx River, at the Twin Lakes bridge.

  • Habitat

    Forest/river edge. Fraxinus americana, Liriodendron tulipfera, Fagus grandifolia.

  • Description

    Shrubs to 4m tall, slender, in colonies; inflorescence erect; flowers white, sweetly fragrant. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer samples: 43260a stem (Nee203), 43260b leaf+twig+inflorescence (Nee204)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02456620

    Occurrence ID: baad2a89-5ae1-4472-b76d-604ddd8443c0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Clethraceae

  • All Determinations

    Clethra alnifolia L. det M. H. Nee, 1993
    Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    Bronx

  • Locality

    New York Botanical Garden, edge of forest and Bronx River, at the Twin Lakes bridge

  • Coordinates

    40.85, -73.88

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Clethra alnifolia L.
det. D. Atha (NY), 2015
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Clethraceae
Clethra alnifolia L.
det. M. Nee, 1993
New York, Bronx Co., Bronx, at the New York
Botanical Garden.
Colony of slender shrubs to 4 m. tall, with
Fraxinus americana, Liriodendron tulipjfera.
Fag us gran difolia at edge of forest and Bronx
River, at the Twin Lakes bridge. Inflorescence
erect; flowers white, sweetly fragrant.
Voucher for medicinal screening by Pfizer Inc.:
43620a ST (Nee-203) 43620b LF+TW+IF (Nee-204)
Coll.:	M.	Nee	43620
23 July 1993
02456620