Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    E. L. Little Jr. 6563, 06 Jun 1943

  • Location

    Ecuador. Prov. Macuchi. At Guayaquil, about 3 km. north.

  • Habitat

    Savanna type on plain.

  • Description

    Shrub or small tree with several stems. Bark gray, lichen patched, smooth and with raised horizontal lines where stipular spines. Pods reddish, curled into a circle, with black seeds, each hanging down by white mass when pod splits open on tree. Flowers greenish, anthers white, reddish tinged. Four leaflets. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01255836

    Occurrence ID: a170857c-edc9-4277-a5b0-22356565246d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Benth. det R. C. Barneby, 1991
    Note: [Cited as Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Benth. in Barneby & Grimes, Mem. NYBG 74. 1997.]

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • Locality

    Prov. Macuchi. At Guayaquil, about 3 km. north.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 8 m. (26 ft.)

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