Abarema jupunba (Willd.) Britton & Killip var. jupunba

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Abarema jupunba (Willd.) Britton & Killip var. jupunba

  • Collector(s)

    W. D. Hawthorne 374 with C.E. Hughes, 06 Dec 1999

  • Location

    Grenada. Saint Patrick. Blaize, near the small settlement of Blaize on the track W form Paraclette to the Cable & Wireless radio mast on the E flanks of Mt. St. Catherines.

  • Description

    Medium sized tree to 60cm. dbh and 20 m. ht with heavy branching and an open wide spreading crown. Outer bark reddish-brown, pitted and with slight vertical fissures.Slash very gritty, fibrous, pale cream, slightly sweet smelling. Young shoots and buds covered in dense orange-brown indumentum. Leaflets: upper surface - slightly glossy, midrib prominent, laterals visible; lower surface - glaucous, only laterals visible. Flowers arranged in loose terminal heads; calyx and corolla green and densely covered in golden brown hairs; filaments and style white, sweetly scented. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper = 147A, below = 147C). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01299463

    Occurrence ID: 66b01676-7bc7-4792-8ed1-d9a8f3099f0b

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Grenada

  • State/Province

    Saint Patrick

  • Locality

    Blaize, near the small settlement of Blaize on the track W form Paraclette to the Cable & Wireless radio mast on the E flanks of Mt. St. Catherines.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 420 m. (1378 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    12.15, -61.65

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