Forsteronia spicata (Jacq.) G.Mey.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Forsteronia spicata (Jacq.) G.Mey.

  • Habitat

    Dry thickets.

  • Description

    This is a twining vine, 25 ft. high, with abundant milky sap. I have observed it only in the locality mentioned above, and at Cacagualito, and it is rare at both places. Petals whitish, stamens orange. 851 appears to be the fruit, and I have dropped that number.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4186273

    Occurrence ID: 27934a37-d5f7-4b50-9a41-8b4ff107280a

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884 (already sent in) Specimens collected
3 miles S. of Mamaloca, dry thickets, 100 ft.
May 25, This is a twining vine, 25 ft. high,
with abundant milky sap. I have observed
it only in the locality mentioned above, and
at Cacagualito, and it is rare at both places.
Petals whitish, stamens orange. 851 appears
to be the fruit, and I have dropped that
number.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF SANTA MARTA, UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA
COLLECTED BY HERBERT H. SMITH, 1898-1899

No.884 ~~~Forsteronia corylifolia Rusby~~~,

Forsteronia spicata (Jacq.)G.F.W.Meyer

Bruce F. Hansen
University of South Florida
Sep 1984

STUDIES IN THE APOCYNACEAE
<<<Forstneria spicata (Jacq.) G.F.W. Meyer>>>
<<<7/34>>> DET. R. E. WOODSON, JR.

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