The Virtual Herbarium of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (CAYM) a part of the Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) Virtual Herbarium.
Celastraceae
Crossopetalum caymanense Proctor
Cayman Brac: Western. Grid Ref: 7,145,877 ft.N. 2,029,991 ft.E.
Bio-diversity site CB1.
Shrub, height 1m Locally infrequent. Reddish purple flowers. Young branches ribbed and puberulous,similar to C. caymanense but with larger leaves.. Growing in dry evergreen thicket on dolostone karst. Bursera simaruba, Guapira discolor, Tillandsia utriculata and T. balbisiana
F.J. Burton No.206b 04-May-1998
CAYM Accession # 218
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