Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.
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Filed As
Turneraceae
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Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 1920 with José Cedeño, 24 Aug 1998
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Location
Puerto Rico. N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea.
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Habitat
Scrub forest with many characteristic arid species, no trees or shrubs over ca. 2.5 m tall. Guettarda, Uniola virgata, Comocladia dodonaea, Thrinax morrisii, Turnera diffusa, Nashia, Pictetia aculeata, Antirhea acutata. Limestone substrate on slope.
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Description
Shrub ca. 1 m tall with resinous odor; flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 200071
Occurrence ID: ac6327d4-43aa-43c3-8c48-b544a2ed6106
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Passifloraceae
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All Determinations
Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult. det D. E. Atha, 1998
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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Locality
N of Hwy 2 at Km marker 217, just east of town of Tallaboa, on slopes facing the sea.
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Elevation
Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)
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Coordinates
17.9792, -66.7016
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Distribution
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Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.