[Specimen details]

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : 5224 Foxcroft Court, Sarasota. T36S, R18E, Sec. 23. 27° 19' 40" N 82° 27' 58" W
Description Shrub to 3-4 m; flowers apparently sterile.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. R. Franck
Collection Date 18 Apr 2008
Accession Number 250733
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sow Garden; Tradewinds Development, Sanibel Island. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Border specimen; shrub 25 m; tall, branched from base; some branches line with brown or greenish lines.
Reproductive State
Collector W. C. Brumbach
Collection Date 21 Oct 1978
Accession Number 179798
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 22-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha sp.
Locality Belize. Toledo Distr. Trail along S side of Blue Creek downstream from road bridge, SE of village. Mayan Indian Milpas. 16° 14' 0" N 89° 0' 0" W
Description Tree-like succulent herb 10 ft. tall with stinging hairs and milky sap; flowers white.
Habitat Secondary growth in full sun along trail.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 250 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 21 Mar 1989
Accession Number 201827
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Route 140 7 km S of Rio Plano. 21° 47' 46" N 100° 44' 17" W
Description Shrub to 3 m; flowers yellowish-white.
Habitat Roadsides, scrubby area.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector R. W. Long
with D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Mar 1970
Accession Number 92654
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst. - Determined By: M. Nee, 01-Jan-1981
Locality Mexico. Tamaulipas , Llera de Canales Mun. : Between "Galeana" and "El Olivo", along highway Mex. 85, 54 km N of Ciudad Mante. 22° 48' 14" N 98° 56' 56" W
Description Shrub to 1.5 m tall; with stinging hairs; flowers white.
Habitat Selva Mediana Subperennifolia; roadside and thorn scrub with spiny Leguminosae and Bursera on slopes.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 21 Jun 1980
Accession Number 158223
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst.
Locality Honduras. Choluteca Dept. 6 km SW of San Francisco on Carretera Inter-Americana. 14° 3' 0" N 87° 13' 0" W
Habitat Dry low mountain forest with pines on exposed slope.
Reproductive State Bud
Elevation 1050 to m
Collector W. E. Harmon
with J. A. Fuentes
Collection Date 07 Jan 1971
Accession Number 108916
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Castle at Omoa. 15° 39' 31" N 88° 7' 43" W
Description Tree of 3 m with white flowers.
Habitat Swampy open woodland.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector F. A. Barkley
with M. Hernández M.
Collection Date 29 May 1970
Accession Number 128331
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2019
Determination History
Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Fern Forest Nature Center.
Description Several individuals naturalized.
Habitat Disturbed upland, with Ricinus communis, Bischofia javanica, Syngonium podophyllum, and Bidens alba.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Lange
with C.L. Angelo
Collection Date 14 May 2019
Accession Number 299779
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