Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. tithymaloides
Collector/Expedition: Irving, Hannah
Collection number: 180
Collection date: 22nd April 2002
Country/Territory: Belize:Cayo
Collecting locality: Belize:Cayo:1km north of Las Cuevas Research Station
Habitat: On a hilltop, west facing, very exposed, scrubby vegetation with bracken, Tournefortia, Cecropia, Boconia. On limestone.
Description: Herb 0.5-0.75m tall, locally common. White latex. Stem has lots of tiny white dots on dark green, a bit hairy. Leaves a little reddish at the base. Lower side of leaf main vein sharply raised. Flowers bright neon pink, inside of corolla and stamens hairy. Green 3-part ovary halfway up the pink style. Many unripe, unexserted stamens remain inside the corolla.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00202980
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00202980
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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