| Mexico |
| Ozxaca |
| Euphorbiaceae |
| Cnidoscolus megacanthus Breckon |
| Rocky hillside next to hwy. l90 between Oaxaca and Tehuantepec, l0.8 miles by road W of |
| El Camaron (turn-off for Nejapa de Madero). Selva Baja Caducifolia with candelabra cacti. |
| Small trees 4-6 m high, dbh 4.5 dm, trunk and stems beset with thorns to 1 cm high that |
| terminate in a low, conic stinging hair; bark grey with long shallow, irregular fissures, peeling |
| in small, thin chips; pith solid; lvs. paler beneath, acropetiiola glands green; fls white, both |
| anther whorls exserted; mature fruits losing thin exocarp before dehiscing. |
| Latitude: 16° 42' 0" N; Longitude: 96° 11' 0" W; Elevation: 1000 m |
| Gary J & Mary E. Breckon | l368 | 22 July l972 |
| Type status: Holotype | Accession: 84228 |
| ANNOTATION: |
| ORIGINAL DETERMINATION: |
| Cnidoscolus megacanthus Breckon |
| PUBLICATION INFORMATION: |
| NOTES: |
| acropetiolar glands green; fls white, both anther whorls exserted; mature frts losing thin |
| exocarp before dehiscing.. |
