Crossosoma

 Crossosomataceae

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Crossosoma bigelovii
Morongo Valley, CA
Apr 1973, Spjut 3713

Crossosoma bigelovii
Morongo Valley, CA
Apr 1973, Spjut 3713

 


 Crossosoma bigelovii
Yucca Valley, CA, Spjut 2186
with Nolina parryi
March 1972
 

Crossosoma bigelovii
General habitat above Yucca Valley, CA, rock walls of narrow high-walled canyons,
lower eleveation of
pinyon pine.
 Spjut 2186, March 1972

Crossosoma bigelovii
Yucca Valley, CA, Spjut 2186
March 1972

 
 

Crossosoma bigelovii,
San Jacinto Mts., just above Palm Springs, CA

 

Crossosoma bigelovii, follicetum, San Jacinto Mts., just above Palm Springs, CA

Crossosoma bigelovii
Near Kingman, AZ

Crossosoma bigelovii
Near Kingman, AZ

Crossosoma bigelovii
Near Kingman, AZ
Apr 1973, Spjut 3307

 

Crossosoma bigelovii
Near Kingman, AZ
Apr 1973, Spjut 3307

 

Crossosoma bigelovii
Near Kingman, AZ
Apr 1973, Spjut 3307

 

 

Crossosoma bigelovii
Vizcaíno Desert, Baja
CA, Mexico, Apr 1990,
Spjut & Marin 11492
Left Photo" Shrub in lower left corner.  Right Photo: shrub in lower right corner.

Crossosoma bigelovii, with
Idria,
Vizcaíno Desert,
Baja CA, Mexico, Apr 1990,
Spjut & Marin 11492

Crossosoma bigelovii
Vizcaíno Desert, Baja
CA, Mexico, Apr 1990,
Spjut & Marin 11492

  

 

 

 

Crossosoma bigelovii
Morongo Valley, CA
Mar 1972, Voucher at US National Arboretum

 

 

USDA ARS and NCI Reports/Memoranda on Crossosoma

1. Photocopy of Voucher specimen for original sample collected by Barr at University of Arizona
2. Report summaries on Crossosoma by R. Spjut, 1973
3. USDA ARS Memorandum on Crossosoma by R. Spjut, March 1980.
4. USDA ARS Memorandum on Crossosoma by R. Spjut, July 1980.
5. NCI Memorandum on Crossosoma by M. Suffness, March 1980
6. USDA ARS Record on Plant Procurement for Crossosoma
7. NCI Report on antitumor activity for extracts of samples from Crossosoma (CPAM, 9/30/77).

8. Klausmeyer, P., Q. Zhou, D. A. Scudiero, B. Uranchimeg, G. Melillo, J. H. Cardellina, R. H. Shoemaker, C-j. Chang and T. G. McCloud. 2009. Cytotoxic and HIF-1α Inhibitory Compounds from Crossosoma bigelovii   J. Nat. Prod. . http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np8006342