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Star of Bethlehem

Hippobroma longiflora

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Field Notes

Description:

Pristine white and hosting insects. It contains toxic alkaloids.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest edge, in proximity to a stream. Endemic to the West Indies.

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Hippobroma longiflora

Species ID Suggestions

Star of Bethlehem

Hippobroma longiflora

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Scott Frazier
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2013

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