Mandevilla laxa (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Vallegrande Prov.

• Locality

  10 km (by air) SSE of Vallegrande, on road from Guadalupe to piraimiri

• Elevation

  Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.57, -64.05

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04194908
Revision in Neotropical Apocynaceae
Mandevilla laxa (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
J. Francisco Morales, April 2002
Institute Nacional de Biodiversidad, Herbarium (INB)
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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Apoc.	t/'ilU laxa (R. & P.) Woods,
det. M. Nee, 1990
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Vallegrande, 10 km.
(by air) SSE of Vallegrande, on road from
Guadalupe to Piraimiri.
18°34'S, 64°03IW	alt. 2200 m.
Brushy hillsides, grazed, Myrica pubescens,
Vallea stipularis.
"margarita" Vine with milky sap. The white
corolla is edible raw, with slightly cruncy
texture and virtually no taste, also stewed in
"guisos".
Coll.: M. Nee, G. Coimbra S. & P. Aguilar
No. 33921	31 Jan. 1987
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