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Article: Noteworthy Collections: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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Duranta arida Britt. & Wils. subsp. serpentina Sanders & Judd (VERBENACEAE)-Pedernales Province: Sierra de Baoruco National Park, accessed N of Cabo Rojo on old Alcoa road to Aceitillar, then north on jeep trail (Sendero Baoruco) to caseta #2. Along trail between park entrance (near caseta de Control, #4) and caseta #2, on steep slope below location of sign pointing direction to "caseta No. 2.'' 1,850 m. High elevation pine forest. Lot. 18°12'58.2''N, Long. 71°34'23.1''W Datum: WGS84, 3 June 2006, Judd 8130 (FLAS, JBSD, NY).

Significance. This collection represents the first documented occurrence of this distinctive subspecies of Duranta arida in the Dominican Republic, where it ...

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