Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall

  • Filed As

    Oleaceae
    Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15990, 21 Aug 2017

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City. grounds of the New York Botanical Garden, N of Waring Avenue and W of the Bronx River, N of Magnolia Way Bridge of the Bronx River.

  • Habitat

    Floodplain forest.

  • Description

    Tree 12–13 m tall, two trunks from the base, both about 12 cm diam; lateral branches thin, with prominent dark chevrons at the crotch. This tree died sometime in 2018.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY ploidy=2x; nu DNA content of leaf tissue 1.81 pg (Whittemore & Xia)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04229090

    Occurrence ID: ee245fc3-7899-47f1-ad96-c86d38f43d0e

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02759971, D. E. Atha 15990, Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall - Accepted : Oleaceae (273.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    grounds of the New York Botanical Garden, N of Waring Avenue and W of the Bronx River, N of Magnolia Way Bridge of the Bronx River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8668, -73.875

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Oleaceae
Fraxirtus pennsylvanica Marshall
det. D. Atha, 2017
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City,
grounds of the New York Botanical Garden, N of Waring Avenue and W
of the Bronx River, N of Magnolia Way Bridge of the Bronx River.
40.866796, -73.874966 (WGS84, ±25 m), 25 m elev. Floodplain forest.
Tree 12-13 m tall, two trunks from the base, both about 12 cm diam;
lateral branches thin, with prominent dark chevrons at the crotch. This
tree died sometime in 2018.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 15990
21 Aug 2017
04229090