Details for: PI 69373, Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult., Needleflower tree


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.
Top Name:
Needleflower tree
Origin:
Donated – Panama
Received by NPGS:
29 Dec 1926
PI Assigned:
1926
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.
Top Name:
Needleflower tree
Origin:
Donated – Panama
Received by NPGS:
29 Dec 1926
PI Assigned:
1926
Source History
Donated
29 December 1926.
Panama

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Accession Names and Identifiers
Needleflower tree
Type: Local name
Group: MISC.TARS

TARS 1471
Type: Inventory

Narrative
"A shrub, sometimes 25 feet high, native to the forests of Northern Bahia, Brazil, where it grows in dry sandy soil with but little water. It flowers in February and its succulent fruits, which ripen in July, are sold in the native markets for making marmalade and jelly. The greatest value of the shrub however, lies in the finely grooved rigid branches, which are highly prized for walking sticks. These are exported to England under the name of "Brazilian Oak." B.P.I. Inventories No. 89-22
Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.
Genus:
Posoqueria
Family:
Rubiaceae
Tribe:
Posoquerieae
Nomen number:

29460
Place of publication:

Syst. veg. 5:227. 1819
Verified:
01/26/2021 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Basionym
Solena latifolia Rudge

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Posoqueria multiflora Lem.

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