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Boraginaceae Bourreria succulenta Jacq.

Boraginaceae Bourreria succulenta
| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Species information

Description
Small tree to 8m. Leaf blades 5-15cm long, elliptic or ovate, glabrous, apex acute, notched and mucronate. Fruit green to red brown, 5-12mm, shiny, with pointed tip.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
1313

Location
Dabeau, ridge overlooking and north of Queen's Park Cricket Pitch/stadium: between that and Grand Mal. Disturbed dry forest with slightly broken canopy 2-15m tall. With abundant Haematoxylon campechianum. Also, Swietenia mahogani, Guettarda, Entada, Tabebuia pallida, Cecropia, Manilkara zapota, Bursera simaruba, Lonchocarpus violaceus, Genipa americana, Mangifera, Hymenaea coubaril, Aegiphila martinicensis, Tecoma stans.

Notes
(=wh1312?, but in flower) . Common shrub /treelet 1-4m tall, flowers white with delicate, slight, 'fresh green' scent.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N   Longitude: 61.420000 W   Altitude: 40