| Vernicia fordii (Hemsley) Airy-Shaw |
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| Herbarium: |
Univeristy of South Alabama Herbarium (USAM) |
| Family: | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Currently Accepted Name: | Vernicia fordii (Hemsley) Airy-Shaw |
| Herbarium Name Used: | Vernicia fordii (Hemsley) Airy-Shaw |
| Locality: | USA. Alabama. Mobile: Roadside where Halls Mill Road merges with US Highway 90. Near Cloverdale Plaza. |
| Description: | Very long petioled, broadly ovate, palmately-veined leaves with a pair of red glands on the upper petiole just below the leaf base. Its conspicuous white flowers are borne on terminal cymes. |
| Habitat: | Usually planted in groves but occasionally natuarlized. Found in rich, moist soils. |
| Reproductive State: | Fruit |
| Collector: | Hill, Kleo 18 |
| Date: | 19 May 1969 |
| Accession No: | USAM000005910 |
| Image: | USAM000005910.jpg |
| Plant Atlas Link: | Plant Atlas Citation |
| Submission Info: | Submitted by admin on 30 Aug 2021 |