Polygonaceae Coccoloba venosa L.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Places where this species can be found :

• Levera National Park - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Tree to 15m; leaves 8-27cm long, papery, rolled over at margins, with hairs in axils of lateral nerves; 7-11 pairs laterals channelled on upper surface; oblanceolate to elliptic; prominent below;twigs with many lenticels; Ocrea 10-15mm long soon falling off; Ovary superior, but perianth developing around fruit; Infls 10-17cm long; pedicels to 2.5mm; perianth lobes (like petals) turning red and enclosing 3-4mm diam. fruit 5mm long, egg-shaped, 3-sided.

Specimen information

Collection Date
15/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
535

Location
Along road to mangroves about 1 km from park entrance.

Notes
Shrub 3 m tall. BARK: brown with white corky lenticels. FLOWERS: buds, green.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.120000 N   Longitude: 61.360000 W   Altitude: 5