Petiveria alliacea L. belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Petiveria alliacea, AAraujoM2973--Bolivia. N of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 18 Sep 06. 337.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Phytolaccaceae
Genus
Petiveria
Specific Epithet
alliacea
Authorship
L.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
9/17/2006
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona
11/4/2004
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
3/20/2006
Location
Ecuador, Guayas
-2.450000, -79.600000
Location Remarks
Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade. 180m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
c. 0. 3 m tall. Flowers white.
