Herbarium Specimen Details

Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Puerto Rico. Coamo Mun. : Baños de Coamo Hot Springs, both at Parador, at the Hot Springs public bath beyond. 18° 2' 30" N 66° 22' 30" W
Description Very common; one branch/plant; woody herb to 7-8 ft. (2.8 m tall), stems to 5 cm diameter; the plants several yeards old; flowers white, stamens purple, opening in evening; petal buds greenish white, very slightly (but clearly) glandular, as are the young siliques; old siliques hanging straight down from horizontal branches.
Habitat Along slow stream in valley just below both.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 70 to m
Collector H. H. Iltis
Collection Date 09 Jun 1989
Accession Number 257417
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Puerto Rico. Coamo Mun. : Baños de Coamo Hot Springs, both at Parador, at the Hot Springs public bath beyond.
Description Very common; one branch/plant; woody herb to 7-8 ft. (2.8 m tall), stems to 5 cm diameter; the plants several yeards old; flowers white, stamens purple, opening in evening; petal buds greenish white, very slightly (but clearly) glandular, as are the young siliques; old siliques hanging straight down from horizontal branches.
Habitat Along slow stream in valley just below both.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector H. H. Iltis
Collection Date 09 Jun 1989
Accession Number 257418
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad
Description Petals white; filaments purple.
Habitat Woodbrook, in open lands near the sea.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. E. Broadway
Collection Date 24 May 1926
Accession Number 107106
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , St. Catherine Par. : Rio Cobre Gorge between Spanish Town and Bog Walk. 17° 49' 36" N 77° 14' 18" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. E. Vagner
Collection Date Apr 1967
Accession Number 83477
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Puerto Rico. Comerío Mun. : Along highway 156, 1.7 mi. SW of Comerío; roadside.
Description Flowers lavender.
Habitat Disturbed, shady.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & J. Lopez
Collection Date 25 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166902
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Cuba. Isla de la Juventud Prov. Outskirts of Nueva Gerona. 22° 36' 0" N 83° 19' 0" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector O. E. Jennings
Collection Date 06 May 1960
Accession Number 63367
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Puerto Rico. Puerto Plata Prov. Route 2, roadside near bridge over Rio de la Plata.
Habitat Stony.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector M. Meagher
Collection Date 17 May 1970
Accession Number 96974
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Jun 1994
Locality Dominica. St. George Par. : Woodbridge Bay, Fond Colet, coastal highway at port facility; near port. 15° 18' 46" N 61° 23' 30" W
Description Frequent weedy herb 6 ft. tall; flowers white to pale pink.
Habitat Disturbed areas.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 10 to 20 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 03 Jun 1994
Accession Number 211743
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Nov 1992
Locality Dominica. St. Paul Par. : Roadsides at Sag Toyota dealership, Canefield, SE of airport. 15° 20' 12" N 61° 23' 32" W
Description Flowers white to pale pink; filaments and style purple; occasional weedy herb 3-4 ft. tall.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 30 Jul 1992
Accession Number 207034
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , Clarendon Par. : 2 mi. SE of Crooked River Post Office.
Description Flowers white.
Habitat Dry river gravel.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 700 to ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 11 Apr 1953
Accession Number 10639
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Brassicaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq. - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , St. Andrew Par. : Weedy fields on University of West Indies Campus.
Description Common to occasional; sepals light green; petals white, easily detachable when old; filaments maroon to light below, anthers gray-green; pistil stalk maroon to light below; ovary gray-green, stigma maroon; fruit light green when young, yellow-green when mature and opening; up to 7 ft. tall.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector M. R. Crosby
with H. A. Hespenheide & W. R. Anderson
Collection Date 05 Jun 1963
Accession Number 97332
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Cleomaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa L.
Cleome spinosa L. - Determined By: Iltis, 1982
Locality Honduras. Choluteca Dept. Near the Choluteca River, near Choluteca. 13° 19' 60" N 87° 4' 60" W
Description Upright herb with white flowers.
Habitat Sandy woodland.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector F. A. Barkley
with P. A. Ramírez B.
Collection Date 06 Jun 1970
Accession Number 107257
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Cleomaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Alrededores Colonia Kennedy, 8 km SE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 4' 60" N 87° 13' 60" W
Description Arbusto 1.8 ; común.
Habitat Campo abierto, bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State Fruit Flower
Elevation 1000 to m
Collector A. Ferrera B.
Collection Date 20 May 1985
Accession Number 195426
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Cleomaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Cantaranas, 42 km NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Pinares, bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector F. Padilla
Collection Date 04 May 1985
Accession Number 195608
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Cleomaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Santa Lucía, 10 km NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Arbusto.
Habitat Bosque de pinos y robles.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector S. Solabarrieta
Collection Date 12 May 1985
Accession Number 194320
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Tarenaya spinosa
Family Name Cleomaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tarenaya spinosa Jacq. Raf.
Determination History
Cleome spinosa Jacq.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Colonia Alameda. 14° 5' 60" N 87° 10' 60" W
Habitat Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 750 to m
Collector G. Rodríguez M.
Collection Date 24 May 1985
Accession Number 194690
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