Xylococcus bicolor Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Mexico

• State/Province

  Baja California Sur

• Locality

  ca. 11 km due south of San Francisco de la Sierra, north side of Sierra Agua Verde; Cañada San Francisco

• Elevation

  Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

• Coordinates

  27.6, -113.025

• Location Notes

  [Mexico & Central America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

ERICACEAE OF MEXICO
Estado de Baja California Sur
Xylococcus bicolor Nutt.
N27° 36’ W1130 Cl’ 30"; 1100m elevation; ca. Ik due south
of San Francisco de la Sierra; north side of Sierra Agua Verde;
Canada San Francisco; small canyon with Aralia scopulorum,
Dodonaea viscosa, Nicotiana glauca, Nolina beldingii, Perezia
palmeri, Rhamnus crocea, Rhus integrifolia, and Washingtonia
robusta.
Polypodial shrub from large crown 2m diameter; trunks
to 2dm diameter, bark smooth, red-brown except for gray dead
portions; flowers pendent, white but drying now; sepals stained
purple-red; old fruit dark brown, ca. 1cm diameter, spherical.
Marc A. Baker 11314 20 February 1994
Robert Johnson & Ian Trushell
04171274