Euphorbiaceae Sapium caribaeum Urban

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Vegetative
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Vendome Estate - GRENADA
• Concord Falls - GRENADA
• Grenville Vale Estate - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Lf tip flat. Pair of basal glands. copious toxic latex

Interest
Sapium - latin name for a resinous pine, refering to the sticky sap. The plant is poisonous.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
987

Location
Grenville vale estate to Beausejour, by Beasejour river.

Notes
80cm DBH tree without buttresses; slightly uneven bole; bark with 4 sided scales. SLash granular and fibrous, with latex. Purplish fts.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N   Longitude: 61.440000 W   Altitude: 0.0