Cojoba arborea var. cubensis (Bisse) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

  • Authors

    Rupert C. Barneby

  • Authority

    Barneby, Rupert C. & Grimes, James W. 1997. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: A generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part II. , , and . Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74: 1-149.

  • Family

    Mimosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Cojoba arborea var. cubensis (Bisse) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

  • Type

    "Cuba, Pinar del Río; Vinales: . . . km 16,5 de la carretera Vinales-Pinar del Río ... Nr. 541, 1966 nov. 27, leg: J. Bisse." — Holotypus, HAJB n.v.; isotypus, JE 000541!. — Twelve paratypi, all collected by Bisse & al., are cited, but none of the numerou

  • Synonyms

    Pithecellobium arboreum var. filifolia Kitan.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Like var. arborea except in lesser stature, rarely over 15 m, and in characters of foliage, usually shorter androecial tube, smaller seeds, as given in key to varieties; lf-stk of larger lvs ±2-9 cm.

    Distribution and Ecology - In seasonally dry woodland and along streams, 5-850 m, widespread and common in Cuba, from Pinar del Río to Oriente; on Hispaniola recorded from Haiti only from dept. Nord-Ouest, in Domincan Republic scattered across the N and E departments.-Map 14. — Fl. I-VI, randomly in other months.

    Relationships - The var. cubensis, well known to Britton in the field, was not distinguished by him from typical C. arborea, which he had collected frequently in Puerto Rico and Jamaica. It seems to represent an ecotype prevalent in woodland drier (at least during part of the year) than that normally tolerated by var. arborea.

  • Common Names

    Abey, calo moruro

  • Distribution

    Piñar del Río Cuba South America| Oriente Cuba South America| West Indies| Nord-Ouest Haiti South America| Dominican Republic South America|