Castela erecta Turpin

  • Filed As

    Simaroubaceae
    Castela erecta Turpin

  • Habitat

    Dry terraine.

  • Description

    Densely branched very spiny spreading shrub, to 1 m. high. Flowers red to white, probably open white. Fruit bright red, conspicuous. Very abundant.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3946651

    Occurrence ID: fd307f12-13c4-4b2f-a9a0-20f7c2a24c85

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Simaroubaceae

  • All Determinations

    Castela erecta Turpin

PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
DEPT. MAGDALENA
Castela erecta Turp.
Det. Lyman B. Smith
No.
6584
OSCAR HAUGHT, Collector
6584 - Aug. 14, 1949. Cerrejón,
Dept. of Magdalena. Densely branched
very spiny spreading shrub, to 1 m.
high. Flowers red to white, probably
open white. Fruit bright red, con-
spicuous. Very abundant on dry terraine.
Altitude about 200 m.
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