[Specimen details]

Coccoloba acuminata
Family Name Polygonaceae
Currently Accepted Name Coccoloba acuminata Kunth - Determined By: Liesner, 1973
Locality Panama. Canal Zone Prov. Near Gamboa, Rio Mandinga ca. 1 mi. up from the canal. 8° 44' 54" N 79° 48' 22" W
Description Shrub to 3 m; branches long scandent; fruit red when immature, sweet, edible; perianth pale grey to cream; anthers white; filament base expanded.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector H. Kennedy
with C. von Chong & J. Steiner
Collection Date 12 Feb 1973
Accession Number 110279
Image 110279.JPG