(Last Modified On 10/22/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/22/2012)
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Species
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COIX LACRYMA-JOBI L.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Sp. P1. 972. 1753.
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Description
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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.
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Common
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Lagrimas de San Pedro lagrimas de Job
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Distribution
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Introduced from the Old World. Cultivated for ornament, and found as an escape in moist places throughout tropical America.
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Specimen
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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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