Muntingia calabura L.

  • Filed As

    Muntingiaceae
    Muntingia calabura L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 7783 with F. Axelrod, 18 January 1996

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Arecibo. Río Abajo Forest Reserve.

  • Habitat

    Moist forest. On limestone substrate.

  • Description

    Tree 6-7 m tall; bark browish, smooth; branches plagiotropic; calyx light green; petals white; stamens yellow. Leaves collected for chemical analysis.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: NY, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 843299

    Occurrence ID: 5befc0d5-76c9-41fa-b369-fae45c67173d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Muntingiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Muntingia calabura L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Arecibo

  • Locality

    Río Abajo Forest Reserve.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 340 m. (1115 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3417, -66.7

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