Allamanda cathartica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Allamanda cathartica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Evans 2364 with Eric Bakboord, Steve Corso & Sylva Koemar, 2 Aug 1995

  • Location

    Suriname. Sipaliwini. Vicinity of Blanche Marie Waterfall on the Nickerie River.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4159723

    Occurrence ID: 0423fbea-d0f0-495c-89f8-88d1d6539ad9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Allamanda cathartica L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Sipaliwini

  • Locality

    Vicinity of Blanche Marie Waterfall on the Nickerie River.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.7583, -56.8806

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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SURINAME
APOCYNACEAE
Allamanda cathartica L.
Sipaliwini
Vicinity of Blanche Marie Waterfall on
the Nickerie River.
04°45,30,,N 56°52 ' 50 "W	50 m
Riverine mostly viney thicket in
periodically flooded riverbank area
bordering primary lowland wet forest.
Scrambling liana, in dead fallen tree
to ca. 2 m high; stems, leaves, and
fruit with milky latex; flowers
yellow; fruit green, spiny, ovoidal,
ca. 5 cm long.
2 August 1995
Randy Evans, Eric Bakboord,
Steve Corso & Sylva Koemar 2364
Field work supported by NIH, NSF & USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04159723