The Virtual Herbarium of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (CAYM) a part of the Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) Virtual Herbarium.

The Virtual Herbarium of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (CAYM)
Part of the Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) Virtual Herbarium



Tiliaceae

Corchorus siliquosus L.

GRAND CAYMAN: East End. Grid Ref: 7,000,020 ft.N. 1,592,698 ft.E.

400ft west of quarry road, about 0.5km north of junction with south coast road.

Suffrutescent, height 1m Locally scattered. Secondary bushland. In soil pockets in area once farmed.. Dominated by Bursera with shrub layer of Eupatorium villosum, Lantana involucrata and L. camera.

F.J. Burton No.258 08-Mar-1999

CAYM Accession # 1317

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