Rubiaceae Guettarda crispiflora Vahl

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Node
• Stipule
• Lamina leaf blade
• Twig
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf parts
• Stem
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Mt. Hope - GRENADA
• Mt. St. Catherine - GRENADA

Species information

Interest
F.E. Guettard was a French botanist (1715-1780).

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules, S.Filbert, I. Mawuto

Specimen Number
1345

Location
Forest in Mt. Hope region, in foothills and ridges leading to Mt. St. Catherines.

Notes
In Dacryodes, Ilex, Maytenus, Sloanea forest. 8m tall tree, several together but otherwise not v. common. Leafy stipules conspicuous. Venation v. scalariform. Fts ? 1 seeded. Bark smooth, about 3mm thick, easily peeled as a single rather leathery piece. Slash with green outer layyer and scent of fresh sugar cane. Sapwood darkening, as thick clear exudate oxidises.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.080000 N   Longitude: 0.0 E   Altitude: 400