Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

  • Collector(s)

    W. D. Stevens 10419, 29 Sep 1978 - 03 Oct 1978

  • Location

    Nicaragua. Zelaya. Vicinity of Auastara.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed areas around village, savanna broken by shallow ponds and canals and patches of low swamp forest, mangrove swamp at landing on Bulo Tingni, and ocean beach.

  • Description

    Shrub near dwelling, sterile, with stinging ants. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1582612

    Occurrence ID: 0a420a47-4c4c-45ea-994d-c3de2a1053bd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Senna alata (L.) Roxb. det R. C. Barneby

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Nicaragua

  • Locality

    Zelaya. Vicinity of Auastara

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    14.32, -83.2

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New York Botanical Garden
£W
BOTANICAL
GA
FLORA DE NICARAGUA
Missouri Botanical Garden
in cooperation with Universidad Centroamericana
No. 10,419	29	Sept.-3	Oct.	197!
Departamento de ZELAYA:	vicinity of Auastara;
ca. 14°19fN, 83°12-13IW, elev. less than
10 m; disturbed areas around village, savanna
broken by shallow ponds and canals and patches
of low swamp forest, mangrove swamp at landing
on Bulo Tingni, and ocean beach.
Shrub near dwelling, sterile, with stinging
ants, "Christmas blossom plant"-creole,
"sus tara saika"-miskito.
Collected by:
Warren Douglas Stevens, B. A. Krukoff Curator of Central American Botany
1582612