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(Last Modified On 11/27/2012)
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(Last Modified On 11/27/2012)
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Genus
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CYNOMETRA L.
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Contributor
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John D. Dwyer
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PlaceOfPublication
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Sp. P1. 382. 1753.
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Description
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Unarmed forest trees. Leaves evenly pinnate; leaflets a single pair (in Ameri- can species), oblique, subcoriaceous, eglandular. Inflorescence racemose to fascicu- late, axillary. Flowers small; calyx essentially polysepalous, the 3-5 lobes reflexed from a small, central, disc-like receptacle and often caducous, imbricate in. bud; petals 5, subequal to somewhat unequal, inserted with the stamens upon the recep- tacle; stamens 10, free, the filaments glabrous; anthers small; ovary sessile to short- stipitate, mostly free, 1- to 2-ovulate; style filiform; stigma terminal, truncate or capitate. Legume rather small, usually oblique or curved, coriaceous, swollen; seeds arillate.
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Habit
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trees
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Distribution
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Mexico through Central America; West Indies; South America; Africa; Asia and Pacific islands.
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Note
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Only a single species has been reported from Panama, unconfirmed by recent listings or specimens.
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