Caesalpinia monensis Britton

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Caesalpinia monensis Britton

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Breckon 5899 with D. Kolterman & D. Jordan, 10 November 1999

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Mona Island Natural Reserve. Along trail leading east from solar panel array above Sardinera.

  • Habitat

    Plateau woodland.

  • Description

    Shrubs, 1-3.5 m high; perianth color variable among plants (due to age?), sepals and petals yellow-creamy or apricot color or pinkish white; anthers red. Buds appear to open in late afternoon and appear to be protandrous. most sterile, some w/buds &/or flws. & /or frts (most immature).

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: JBSD, MAPR, NY, SJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01007176

    Occurrence ID: 1c8aea85-926c-40eb-90bf-27a2af167a3b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Caesalpinia monensis Britton, 2018
    Note: Accepted name, Gagnon et al. 2016. Generic syst. Caesalpinia. PhytoKeys 71: 1-160.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Mona Island Natural Reserve. Along trail leading east from solar panel array above Sardinera.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.0892, -67.9378

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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