Family: Solanaceae
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Cestrum alternifolium (Jacq.) O.E. Schulz
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Cestrum alternifolium (Jacq.) O.E. SchulzDet.E00554211Nee, M. 2017Missouri Botanical Garden,Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa, Brown, Jan C. & Gonzalez, Ramon
Collection number: 1645
Collection date: 30th May 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Belize:Ambergris Caye; 7 Km South of San Pedro at very southern tip of Ambergris Caye.
Latitude: 17°52'55''N, Longitude: 88°0'52''W
Habitat: Canopy 12-15 m with abundant Coccoloba sp., frequent Bursera simaruba, Pouteria campechiana, Guazuma ulmifolia, Ficus sp., Citharexylum sp. & Thrinax radiata with a dense understory of abundant Picramnia antidesma & frequent Psychotria sp. Plenty of human disturbance (looters) and cultivated species such as Cocos nucifera & Coccoloba uvifera.
Description: Rare scandent shrub 3 m in clearing; long pale green tubular flowers with 5 corolla lobes.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00554211
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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