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(Last Modified On 11/27/2012)
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(Last Modified On 11/27/2012)
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Species
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CAESALPINIA ERIOSTACHYS Benth.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Bot. Voy. Sulphur, 88. 1844.
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Synonym
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Schizolobium Covilleanum Pittier, in Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18:231. 1917. Poincianella eriostachys (Benth.) Britt. & Rose, in N. Am. Fl. 23:332. 1930.
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Description
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A small or moderate, unarmed tree of the Pacific slope, the branchlets usually stellate-pubescent. Leaves moderately large, twice-pinnate; petioles somewhat flat- tened above, up to 2 cm. long, ferruginous-stellate-pubescent and also with some lighter, simple hairs, eglandular; rachis 10-20 or more cm. long, similar to the petiole, usually bearing 11-21 pinnae; stipules oblong, about 6 mm. long, rounded at the apex, caducous; pinnae usually subopposite on the rachis, up to 8 cm. long; ultimate leaflets 14-29 to the pinna, alternate, more or less oblong, 5-10 mm. long and 3-5 mm. broad, strongly inequilateral basally, rounded apically, sessile, darker, and usually subglabrous above, pubescent with simple hairs or subglabrous below. Inflorescence terminal or subterminal, consisting of a number of several-flowered racemes, the peduncle and pedicels densely ferruginous-stellate-pubescent; bracts similar to stipules; mature pedicels 1-2 cm. long. Flowers yellow, ornamental, often appearing before the leaves; calyx-tube cupulate, 5-6 mm. long, densely ferruginous-stellate-pubescent; calyx-lobes ovate-elliptic, about 8 mm. long and 3-5 mm. broad, imbricate and outer one subcucullate in bud, ferruginous-stellate- pubescent without, light-tomentose within; petals suborbicular, up to 14 mm. long and 12 mm. broad, clawed, dark-dotted towards the middle, pubescent base- ward on the claw; stamens 10, free, inserted with petals on the calyx-tube; fila-
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Habit
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tree
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Description
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ments about 12 mm. long, more or less glandular-pubescent, densely pubescent basally; anthers ovate, 1-2 mm. long, longitudinally dehiscent, bilocular; ovary sessile from base of calyx-tube, short, pubescent, few-ovulate; style elongate; stigma terminal, small. Legume linear-obovate, about 10 cm. long and 2-3 cm. broad, flattened, elastically dehiscent, obliquely beaked apically, short-stipitate, puberulent or tomentulose; seeds few, oval, about 12 mm. long, obliquely transverse.
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Distribution
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Northern Mexico to Panama; Cuba.
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Specimen
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COCLE: Aguadulce, Pittier 5IO5; R. Mata Ahogado, Allen 13I. PANAMA: Matias Hernandez, Pittier 69i6; San Jose Island, Johnston 565.
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