Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson -
Collector(s)
G. J. Breckon 6688 with L. Dávila Murphy & J. Marrero Guzmán, 23 October 2002
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Location
Puerto Rico. Vieques. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge in western Vieques; along road to Monte Pirata in bunker area adjacent to gate to restricted ordinance area.
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Habitat
Mowed roadside and margin of dense secondary forest dominated by Prosopis juliflora.
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Description
Twining vine, latex white, sticky, copious; flowers green with orange in gynostegium. Visited by red ants.
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Specimen Notes
herbarium distribution: JBSD, MAPR, NY, US
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01007204
Occurrence ID: 610182c9-c33f-441c-90cd-c419b2a49914
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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State/Province
Vieques
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Locality
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge in western Vieques; along road to Monte Pirata in bunker area adjacent to gate to restricted ordinance area.
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Elevation
Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)
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Coordinates
18.1058, -65.5525
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Distribution
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Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson