Filed As:
Mimosaceae
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.
Mimosaceae
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.
All Determinations:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. det. R. C. Barneby, 1991
Note: [Cited as Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. in Barneby & Grimes, Mem. NYBG 74. 1997.]
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. det. R. C. Barneby, 1991
Note: [Cited as Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. in Barneby & Grimes, Mem. NYBG 74. 1997.]
Common Names:
bread and cheese
bread and cheese
Location:
Guyana. Kitty, East Coast Demerara.
Guyana. Kitty, East Coast Demerara.
Description:
Tree 12 m., branching from base. Bark greyish-black with prominent spines. Stems greyish with greyish-white lenticels. Leaves dark green above, lighter beneath with a brownish indumentum; sepals yellowish green; petals yellowish green. Anthers green; filaments white. Fruit glabrous green turning red when ripe. Seed black, glossy surrounded by a pinkish-white aril. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Tree 12 m., branching from base. Bark greyish-black with prominent spines. Stems greyish with greyish-white lenticels. Leaves dark green above, lighter beneath with a brownish indumentum; sepals yellowish green; petals yellowish green. Anthers green; filaments white. Fruit glabrous green turning red when ripe. Seed black, glossy surrounded by a pinkish-white aril. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Habitat:
Cultivated side of railway line, adjacent canal.
Cultivated side of railway line, adjacent canal.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Examined for North American Flora.] [Examined for North American Flora.] [Examined for North American Flora.] Origen: The New York Botanical Garden.
Specimen Notes: [Examined for North American Flora.] [Examined for North American Flora.] [Examined for North American Flora.] Origen: The New York Botanical Garden.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 01255767
GUID: d6853af3-c4db-4c9a-80b6-faf925585707
NY Barcode: 01255767
GUID: d6853af3-c4db-4c9a-80b6-faf925585707