Senna papillosa (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. papillosa

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna papillosa (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. papillosa

  • Collector(s)

    T. S. Cochrane 8611 with Barbara A. Cochrane, George M. Diggs, Celeste M. Corcoran, 23 Jul 1978

  • Location

    Mexico. Veracruz. Lower E slopes of Sierra de los Tuxtlas along gulf coast: vic. of Las Tuxtlas Tropical Biological Sta., 5 km (by rd.) NW of Playa Escondida, 8 km (by the same dirt road) SE of Montepio, 16 km (by air) N of Catemaco.

  • Habitat

    Tropical Rain Forest, mostly cleared. Fencerow thicket. 4 plants seen between here and Montepio in thickets at very forest edge.

  • Description

    Erect, slender-stemmed arborescent shrub 1.2-4.0 m tall, [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1584898

    Occurrence ID: 070bfcbd-67d3-4758-8f00-4fc64810b30d

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Veracruz

  • Locality

    Lower E slopes of Sierra de los Tuxtlas along gulf coast: vic. of Las Tuxtlas Tropical Biological Sta., 5 km (by rd.) NW of Playa Escondida, 8 km (by the same dirt road) SE of Montepio, 16 km (by air) N of Catemaco

  • Elevation

    Alt. 25 - 100 m. (82 - 328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.57, -95.08

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Univ. of Wisconsin Herbarium, Madison (WIS)
ADDITIONAL FIELD NOTES FOR Cochrane at al.
8611:	Erect,	slender-stemmed arborescent shrub
JL®»#.® m tall, the largest plant 4 cm dbh.;
firs, dull light yellow, showy, held semi-
pendent below the leaves; anthers butterscotch-
colored, brown when old. Seen being visited
by a very large blue-black bee and being
rested (but not fed) upon by giant grasshoppers.
(Cytological material collected.)
/ Of* JL'
MEXICO
Edo. de VERACRUZ
Cassia cf. bacillaris L. fi.
Infrequent; 4 plants Seen
between here and Montepio
thickets at very forest edge
Lower E slopes of Sierra
de los Tuxtlas along gulf
coast: vie. of Las Tuxtlas
Tropical Biological Sta.,
^ km (by rd.) NW of Playa
Escondida, 8 km (by the same dirt rd.) SE of
Montepio, 16 km (by air) N of CATEMACO.
Tropical Rain Forest ("Selva Alta Perennifo-
lia"), mostly cleared: (aj) fencerow thicket;
b) isolated tree in pasture; c) forest rem-
nant on gentle slope. Alt. ca. 25-100 m.
(18°34'n, 95°05-W) No.:	July 23, 1978
Theodore S. Cochrane, with Barbara A. Coch-
rane, George M. Diggs, & Celeste M. Corcoran
Dept. Botany, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, Mexican research
trip, summer 1978. Participants:	G.J.	Breckon, M.E.
Breckon, S. Caughlan, T.S. Cochrane, B.A. Cochrane, C.M.
Corcoran, G. Diggs, D.A. Kolterman, & M.A. Raveret.
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