Cnidoscolus souzae McVaugh

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Cnidoscolus souzae McVaugh

  • Collector(s)

    P. E. Meleady 208 with Javier Cordero, 31 May 1996

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Hill above San Ignacio, behind Polo Romero's house.

  • Habitat

    Roadside of recently cleared land, rocky limestone soil.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3m, woody; young shoots green with stinging spines; older. wood grey, smooth; lvs palmate, green with bright green veins.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 44591

    Occurrence ID: fd04fdc4-131e-49be-aa13-98b098d04a29

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cnidoscolus souzae McVaugh det C. M. Morenberg, 1996
    Note: ! J. Fernandez Casas, Jul 2001

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Hill above San Ignacio, behind Polo Romero's house

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.12, -89.07

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Identificación confirmada
J. Fernández Vasas
Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Merck Collections and Extractions
EUPHORBIACEAE
Cnidoscolus souzae McVaugh
det. Cori Morenberg, 1996
BELIZE. Cayo District. Hill above San Ignacio, behind Polo
Romero's house. 17°07’N, 89°04'W. ' 200m. Roadside of
recently cleared land, rocky limestone soil.
Shrub to 3m, woody; young shoots green with stinging
spines; older wood grey, smooth; Tvs palmate, green with
bright green veins.
n.v.: None reported.
USE: None reported
Merck Sample codes: 208a LF+TW(Meleady-30); 208b ST(Meleady-31);
208c RT(Meleady-32)
Peter £. Meleady 208	May 31', 1996
with Javier Cordero
Fieldwork supported by Merck and Co., Inc. Voucher for pharmaceutical
screening.
00044591