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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/20/2013)
 

Flora Data (Last Modified On 3/20/2013)
Species Hippomane mancinella L.
PlaceOfPublication Sp. P1. 1191, 1753.-Fig. 23.
Description Tree to 10 m, much branched forming a rounded crown, the bark gray or red, often lichen covered. Leaves on slender petioles 3-5 cm long; blades ovate to elliptic, 5-10 cm long, 4-6 cm wide just below middle, somewhat shiny above with veins slightly raised particularly on drying, the base rounded to subcordate, the margin crenulate with 8-12 shallow teeth, the apex short-acuminate. Inflorescences to 10 cm long, stout, 1-2 y flowers at base. Staminate calyx ca 1 mm long, the lobes broadly ovate. Pistillate calyx ca 3 mm long, ovate and somewhat acuminate. Fruit globose, to 3.5 cm diam, smooth; seed dark, ca 6 mm long.
Habit Tree
Distribution Widespread and locally common near the upper edge of beaches from Florida and the Bahamas through Central America and the Antilles to Colombia and Venezuela.
Specimen CANAL ZONE: beach at Fort Kobbe, Duke 4249 (MO). CHIRIQUI: Vic of San Bartolome, Peninsula de Burica, Woodson & Schery 935 (F, MO). COCLE: Santa Clara, Burch et al. 1388 (GH, K, MO, NY, UC, US), Ebinger 1128 (MO, US). DARIEN: Patino, Pittier 5699 (US). PANAMA: Vic of Nueva Gorgona, Allen 2555 (MO); Trapiche, Perlas I, Allen 2611, (MO); Johansen 112 (US), Erlanson 432 (US); Panama Viejo, Christopherson 173 (US); Nuevo San Francisco, Standley 30777 (US); Bella Vista, Maxon & Valentine 6956 (US); Panama, Hayes 672 (BM). PROVINCE UNKNOWN: s. loc., Seemann s.n. (BM, K).
 
 
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