Zygia coccinea var. oriunda (J.F.Macbr.) 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

Zygia coccinea var. oriunda (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Type

Holotypus, F (not available for confirmation in 1989-1992); isotypus, NY!. — Zygia oriunda (Macbride) L. Rico, Kew Bull. 46: 504. 1991.

Synonyms

Pithecellobium schultzeanum Harms

Description

Variety Description - Corolla 5-8 mm, whitish; androecium (40-76- merous) 13-22 mm, the tassel white or ochroleucous.

Distribution and Ecology - In primary forest, 260-1600 m, local on and near the E foothills of the Andes, 240-1200 m, from the Putumayo in Colombia S through Ecuador to ±10°S in Peru. — Map 25. — Fl. IX, XII—III, the full season not reliably reported.

Common Names

Rayo caspi, arbol de truno

Distribution

Peru South America| Acre Brazil South America| La Paz Bolivia South America|