Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Breckon 6688 with L. Dávila Murphy & J. Marrero Guzmán, 23 October 2002

  • 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.

  • Habitat

    Mowed roadside and margin of dense secondary forest dominated by Prosopis juliflora.

  • Description

    Twining vine, latex white, sticky, copious; flowers green with orange in gynostegium. Visited by red ants.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: JBSD, MAPR, NY, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01007204

    Occurrence ID: 610182c9-c33f-441c-90cd-c419b2a49914

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Vieques

  • 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.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.1058, -65.5525

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