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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/22/2012)
 

Flora Data (Last Modified On 10/22/2012)
Species COIX LACRYMA-JOBI L.
PlaceOfPublication Sp. P1. 972. 1753.
Description Culms freely branching, 1 m. or more high; blades as much as 50 cm. long, the upper ones commonly 10-20 cm. long, 2-3.5 cm. wide, rounded or cordate- clasping at the base; staminate part of the inflorescence 2-4 cm. long, the spikelets 8-10 mm. long; beads or sheathing bracts about 1 cm. long, smooth and shining.
Common Lagrimas de San Pedro lagrimas de Job
Distribution Introduced from the Old World. Cultivated for ornament, and found as an escape in moist places throughout tropical America.
Specimen CHIRIQUI: El Boquete, Davidson 669. CANAL ZONE: Frijoles, Standley 3I468; Mira- flores Lake, Allen I7I; between Gamboa and Cruces, Pittier 3780; Las Cascadas Plantation, Standley 29579; Empire, Hunter & Allen 768; Culebra, Pittier 4777; Hitchcock 79I7; Balboa, Standley 25477. DARIEN: Pinogana, Allen 94I.
 
 
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