Melochia tomentosa L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Melochia tomentosa L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 698 with T. A. Zanoni, 02 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Cabo Rojo. Bo. Boquerón El Combate, dirt road off Rte 3301, through ponds behind beach.

  • Habitat

    Datura, grasses, Prosopis.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.4m; flowers pink; bark dark red, shiny. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer samples: 698a stem wood(Atha-748); 698b stem bark(Atha-749); 698c root(Atha-750)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40672

    Occurrence ID: 303b221b-eea1-4698-ae29-cd2f045462ac

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Melochia tomentosa L. det T. A. Zanoni, 1994

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Cabo Rojo. Bo. Boquerón El Combate, dirt road off Rte 3301, through ponds behind beach

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.97, -67.2

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