Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Ignacio Warnes Prov.

• Locality

  3 km NNW of La Esperanza and 1.3 km SE of junction with Montero-Okinawa highway

• Elevation

  Alt. 270 m. (886 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.27, -63.05

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Euphorbiaceae
Caperonia palustris (L.) J. St.-Hil.
Bolivia. Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Wames: 3 km NNW
of La Esperanza and 1.3 km'SE of junction with
Montero-Okinawa highway.
17°16’S, 63°03’W. Alt. 270 m.
Flat, somewhat swampy area. Surrounded by pasture and
fields of Zea mays. With remnant trees of Acrocomia
aculeata, Copemicia, Scheelea princeps.
Erect herbs 1 m tall. Flowers white.
Coll.: M. Nee 47423	21 Dec 1997
Supported by the Fulbright Foundation
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