Monographs Details:
Authority:
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Family:
Mimosaceae
Mimosaceae
Description:
Species Description - Stem erect or ascending, glabrous or sparingly pubescent above, branched, 0.5-2 m. high. Stipules subulate, 2.5-4 mm. long; leaves 2-8 cm. long, shortpetioled, the petiole and rachis sometimes pubescent; pinnae 1-7 pairs, the gland between the lower pair usually oblong, conspicuous; leaflets 10-20 pairs, linear or linear-oblong, 4-9 mm. long, thin, obtuse or apieulate at the apex, subtruncate at the base; heads few-several-flowered; peduncles solitary in the axils, slender, 2-5 cm. long; flowers white; stamens 10, about twice as long as the petals; pod straight or slightly curved, 4-7.5 cm. long, 3-4 mm. wide, acute or apieulate, smooth.
Species Description - Stem erect or ascending, glabrous or sparingly pubescent above, branched, 0.5-2 m. high. Stipules subulate, 2.5-4 mm. long; leaves 2-8 cm. long, shortpetioled, the petiole and rachis sometimes pubescent; pinnae 1-7 pairs, the gland between the lower pair usually oblong, conspicuous; leaflets 10-20 pairs, linear or linear-oblong, 4-9 mm. long, thin, obtuse or apieulate at the apex, subtruncate at the base; heads few-several-flowered; peduncles solitary in the axils, slender, 2-5 cm. long; flowers white; stamens 10, about twice as long as the petals; pod straight or slightly curved, 4-7.5 cm. long, 3-4 mm. wide, acute or apieulate, smooth.
Distribution:
Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Long Island Bahamas South America| Acklins Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| West Indies| Bermuda South America|
Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Long Island Bahamas South America| Acklins Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| West Indies| Bermuda South America|