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Morella pubescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Wilbur

(Myricaceae)
Collection: Castañeda-G., Sandra L. - 742

Identification remarks: Confirmó: Francisco Fajardo - Septiembre 2017

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 17714
Preparations Excicado - 1; Fotografía - 1: JBB16707
Determiner Aristizábal, J.
Determination date 2015

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Cundinamarca
County Choachí
Locality Choachí
Coordinates (verbatim) 4° 33.931' N - 73° 57.553' W
Latitud decimal 4.5655167
Longitud decimal -73.9592167
Elevation (in meters) 2881.0000000000
Collection date 2015-06-18

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Myricaceae
Genus Morella
Species pubescens
Species author (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Wilbur
Scientific name Morella pubescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Wilbur

Biological attributes

Phenology Floración
Vernacular names According to plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, is known as: Laurel, Laurel de Cera, Laurel de cera hojiancho.
Plant description Árbol hasta 5 m. Frutos morado oscuro al madurar, cerosos
Locality and habit remarks Finca Buenos Aíres

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-11-21
Photo 17714 Ocurrence

Modified: 2022-02-18 00:57:03

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