Rhamnaceae Colubrina arborescens (Miller) Sarg.

Rhamnaceae Colubrina arborescens

| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Flower
Inflorescence
Flower & fruit
Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

Annandale Falls - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Lvs mostly 6.5-15cm long, the blades with scattered gland spots near margin. Twigs densely hairy at first.

Interest
snake-like. Seeds are used for making necklaces. Barks and roots can be used instead of soap and are medicinal.

Specimen information

Collection Date
11/06/2001

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

Specimen Number
461

Location
On nature trail near falls.

Notes
Tree 3m tall (usually 10-15m). BARK: grey-brown, finely lenticellate. SLASH: soft, avocado green, turning black, smell of wood smoke. BRANCHES: scurfy red-brown hairs on new shoots. LEAVES: US midrib and sec. nerves channelled, midrib with hairs at base; LS covered in scurfy red-brown hairs, tertiary nerves slightly raised. FLOWERS: yellow.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N Longitude: 61.430000 W Altitude: 170