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Cestrum schlechtendalii G. Don

(Solanaceae)
Collection: Fajardo-G., F. et al. - 6092

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 32900
Preparations Excicado - 1
Determiner Orejuela, Andrés
Determination date 2021-07

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Antioquia
County San Luis
Locality Río Claro Natural Reserve
Coordinates (verbatim) 5.89331° N - 74.8541° W
Latitud decimal 5.89331
Longitud decimal -74.8541
Elevation (in meters) 332.0000000000
Collection date 2020-01-17

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae
Genus Cestrum
Species schlechtendalii
Species author G. Don
Scientific name Cestrum schlechtendalii G. Don

Biological attributes

Phenology Floración
Plant description Tree to 4 m, light brown bark smooth, orange-brown bark slash oxidises to black, dark vertical striations. No latex. Strong potato smell. Flower buds growing on trunk/branch, pale green to white.
Locality and habit remarks Magdelena Valley forest. Evergreen tropical lowland rainforest on karst. Beneath tree canopy approx. 30m high. Surrounded by palms and Araceae. Epiphytes, mosses, and lichens growing on specimen. Locally abundant. E. side Rio Claro (over the bridge). Right fork after the bridge. Collected 53m S from the bridge.

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Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2025-06-05
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Modified: 2021-09-14 10:39:20

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