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Picrodendron baccatum (L.) Krug & Urb.

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Picrodendron macrocarpum (A. Rich.) Britton, Bull N. Y. Bot. Gard. 4: 139. 1906.
Schmidelia macrocarpa A. Rich. Ess. Fl. Cuba 283. 1842.
Picrodendron baccalum bahamense Krug & Urban ; Urban, Bot. Jahrb. 15: 308. 1893.
A tree, or sometimes a shrub. Leaves mostly less than 1.5 dm. long, the petiole minutely pubescent, the leaflets 1.5-9 cm. long, the blades oblong, oval, obovate, or cuneate, usually rounded or notched at the apex, finely pubescent or glabrous in age, rather prominently fine-reticulate; calyx yellowish-green, the lobes narrowly linear-lanceolate, 2.5-3.5 mm. long ; drupes oval or ovoid, 2-2.5 cm. long, yellow, longer than the pedicels.
Type locality : Vuelta de Abajo, Cuba. Distribution : Cuba ; Bahamas.
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John Kunkel Small, Lenda Tracy Hanks, Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1907. GERANIALES, GERANIACEAE, OXALIDACEAE, LINACEAE, ERYTHROXYLACEAE. North American flora. vol 25(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Comprehensive Description

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Picrodendron baccatum (L,.) Krug & Urban ; Urban, Bot
Jahrb. 15 : 308. 1893.
Juglans baccala L. Syst. ed. 10. 1272. 1759.
Rhus arborea Macfad. Fl. Jam. 1 : 225. 1837. Not R. arborea DC. 1825. Picrodendon arboreum Planch. Lond. Jour. Bot. 5: 580. 1846. Picrodendron Juglans Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 177. 1859.
A tree. Leaves mostly 1-2 dm. long, the petiole pubescent, the leaflets 4-11 cm. long, the blades elliptic, oblong or oval, varying to ovate or obovate, obtuse, minutely pubescent or glabrous in age, rather obscurely fine-reticulate ; calyx greenish, the lobes linearlanceolate, 5-7 mm. long; drupes mostly globose, 1.5-2 cm. long, orange, shorter than the pedicels.
Type locality : Jamaica.
Distribution : Jamaica.
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John Kunkel Small, Lenda Tracy Hanks, Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1907. GERANIALES, GERANIACEAE, OXALIDACEAE, LINACEAE, ERYTHROXYLACEAE. North American flora. vol 25(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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