Currently Accepted Name: | Varronia curassavica Jacq. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, May 2016 |
Determination History: |
Cordia brevispicata M. Martens & Galeotti
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Locality: | Mexico. Baja California. Along road to Los Planes, 5.5 mi. SE of La Paz. 19º 3’ 55” N -101º -40’ -19” W |
Description: | Shrub 1.5 m tall and spreading, buds pale greenish yellow; flowers white, fruits red. |
Habitat: | Sandy arroyo; associates: Agave, Antigonon leptopus, Asclepias subulata, Bursera microphylla, C. peninsulare, Condalia, Cyrtocarpa edulis, Fouquieria peninsularis, Horsfordia alata, Hymenoclea, Hyptia laniflora, Jatropha cinerea, Lysiloma candida, Mchaerocereus gummosus, Opuntia cholla, P. pringlei, Prosopis juliflora, Salvia, Sapium biloculare, Solanum hindsianum. |
Collector: | A. M. Carter 446 with I.L. Wiggins, W.R. Ernst |