Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Burger 6707, 01 Dec 1969 - 07 Dec 1969

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Southern tip of the Nicoya Peninusla.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4068447

    Occurrence ID: ae3ca5d2-3038-4fb8-ba86-c55d6b2a5768

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hippomane mancinella L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Southern tip of the Nicoya Peninusla

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.58, -85.1

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COSTA RICA
Field Museum of Natural History
6707
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Tree 5-8 m. tall at edge of rocky seashore,
common but only one seen in flower; flowering
spike yellow, fruit green. Sap white and
causing inflamation of sensitive skin (eyelids).
Secondary vegetation on former plantations and pasture, and remnants
of original tall evergreen forest on steep slopes and stream edges in the
Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, 0-200 m. altitude. Southern tip of the
Nicoya Peninsula; Prov. Puntarenas. 9° 35' N. x 85° 6' W.
WILLIAM C. BURGER & RONALD L. LIESNER	1-7 December 1969
04068447