Filed As:

Mimosaceae
Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.

All Determinations:

Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth. det. C. A. Gracie, 12 Sep 2007
Note: ! S.A. Mori, 2007

Pithecellobium det. X. Cornejo

Common Names:

crab wood, money bush, night wood

Location:

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Along North Coast Trail from Well's Bay to slightly above where trail starts to climb. Alt. 50 - 75 m. (164 - 246 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. A. Mori 26959 with C. A. Gracie, W. R. Buck, P. C. Hoetjes, M. Hoetjes & H. Sipman, 10 Mar 2007

Description:

Tree. Leaflets close at night. With small stipular prickles. Stamens white. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Habitat:

Dry evergreen forest in dry valley bed that must be a stream during wet weather.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00934490
GUID: 02e6a094-7858-4647-a197-28ac31ec0819

Map:

Coordinates: (17.6392, -63.2492)

Distribution:

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