Albizia tomentosa (Micheli) Standl.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Albizia tomentosa (Micheli) Standl.

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1335 with G.P. Lewis and J.L. Contreras, 26 Mar 1989

  • Location

    Mexico. Oaxaca. Close to the main road running W from Puerto Escondido towards Pinotepa Nacional near the small village of Cacalote which lies about 15 km E of the small town of Rio Grande on the narrow coastal plains south of the Sierra Mader del Sur about 3 km inland.

  • Habitat

    Scattered across dry flood plain with sandy soils with Leucana lanceolata, Senna, Caesalpinia, GUazuma and Albizia occidentalis. Common.

  • Description

    Ripe and unripe pods turning from green to orange-brown when ripe; Arbol: Tree; 15 m ht.; Multiple stemmed. Foliage slightly discolorous, mid green above paler below. [See label for further plant description.].

  • Specimen Notes

    Seed heavily predated by insects

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548367

    Occurrence ID: 3507bdb3-1c9b-4986-bde4-ca870c53666d

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Oaxaca

  • Locality

    Close to the main road running W from Puerto Escondido towards Pinotepa Nacional near the small village of Cacalote which lies about 15 km E of the small town of Rio Grande on the narrow coastal plains south of the Sierra Mader del Sur about 3 km inland

  • Elevation

    Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

  • Distribution

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