Family Name | Rubiaceae |
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Currently Accepted Name | Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC. - Determined By: Dwyer, 1974 |
Locality | Panama. Canal Zone Prov. Open weedy clay of construction area 1 km S of Madden Dam. |
Description | Small tree 8 m tall; the whole tree a mass of flowers, the bract very pale green, appearing white, corolla and filaments white; the flowers with strong sweet fragrance, something like Syringa vulgaris. |
Habitat | At edge of secondary tropical moist forest. |
Reproductive State | Flower |
Elevation | 80 m |
Specimen Notes | |
Collector | M. Nee 8905 |
Collection Date | 20 Dec 1973 |
Accession Number | 120039 |
Image | 120039.jpg |