Monographs Details:
Authority:
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Family:
Caesalpiniaceae
Caesalpiniaceae
Description:
Species Description - A widely branched tree, reaching a maximum height of about 12 m., with a trunk up to 9 dm. in diameter, the thin bark gray-brown, the twigs somewhat pubescent. Leaves 3-5 dm. long; petiole stout, reddish or yellow, 7-12 cm. long; pinnae 10-25 pairs, short-stalked, 8-15 cm. long, the rachis pubescent; leaflets 20-40 pairs, oblong, puberulent on both sides, 4-10 mm. long, inequilateral, rounded at both ends; pedicels stout, 4-8 cm. long; calyx about 2 cm. long; petals spreading and reflexed, 5-7 cm. long, orange to scarlet and mottled; stamens shorter than the petals; pod 4-6 dm. long, 5-7 cm. wide, dark brown.
Species Description - A widely branched tree, reaching a maximum height of about 12 m., with a trunk up to 9 dm. in diameter, the thin bark gray-brown, the twigs somewhat pubescent. Leaves 3-5 dm. long; petiole stout, reddish or yellow, 7-12 cm. long; pinnae 10-25 pairs, short-stalked, 8-15 cm. long, the rachis pubescent; leaflets 20-40 pairs, oblong, puberulent on both sides, 4-10 mm. long, inequilateral, rounded at both ends; pedicels stout, 4-8 cm. long; calyx about 2 cm. long; petals spreading and reflexed, 5-7 cm. long, orange to scarlet and mottled; stamens shorter than the petals; pod 4-6 dm. long, 5-7 cm. wide, dark brown.
Distribution:
New Providence Bahamas South America| West Indies| Florida United States of America North America| Madagascar Africa|
New Providence Bahamas South America| West Indies| Florida United States of America North America| Madagascar Africa|