Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. L. Little Jr. 16518 with Merle L. Kuns, 14 Mar 1955

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Mayagüez. Mona Island. Uvero.

  • Habitat

    Common in southwestern coastal plain near shore.

  • Description

    Spreading tree to 40 ft. high and 16 in. d.b.h. White poisonous latex. Fruit poisonous. Bark grey, smoothish to slightly fissured.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 755884

    Occurrence ID: 63341305-1710-4180-92ab-dae8d758841e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hippomane mancinella L. det E. L. Little Jr.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Mayagüez

  • Locality

    Mona Island. Uvero

  • Coordinates

    18.06, -67.9067

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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