Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1143 with Jay Walker, 15 Jul 1995

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Beaver Dam Housing Development. North and East of Belmopan and 6 km E of Never Delay Road, just south of Western Highway.

  • Habitat

    Remnants of secondary forest on frequently flooded alluvium.

  • Description

    Herb from taproot 0.8 m tall with fetid odor; stigma red; fruit green, turning dark brown.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227472

    Occurrence ID: e2bea20e-1db8-484d-b3ba-f2791b7a2ab3

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Beaver Dam Housing Development. North and East of Belmopan and 6 km E of Never Delay Road, just south of Western Highway

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.27, -88.67

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

    No botanical uses.

The University of Michigan (MICH)
Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch
(sÿn. Croton lobatus L.)
det. P. Berry, 2007
Taxonomic revision of Astraea (Euphorbiaceae)
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Identified/Verified by O.LM. Silva (2018)
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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
No. 1143
Croton lobatus L.
det. M. Nee & D. Atha, 1996
Euphorbiaceae
BELIZE. Cayo District: Beaver Dam Housing Development. North
and East of Belmopan and 6 km E of Never Delay Road, just south of
Western Highway, ca 17°16’N, ca 88°40’W. ca 40 m. alt. Remnants
of secondary forest on frequently flooded alluvium.
Herb from taproot 0.8 m tall with fetid odor; stigma red; fruit green,
turning dark brown.
D. E. Atha & Jay Walker
15 Jul 1995
Supported by the United States Agency for International Development
Databased at NY
00227472