Leucaena esculenta (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Leucaena esculenta (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1764, 6 Nov 1993

  • Location

    Mexico. Chiapas. Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mun. S outskirts of Tuxtla Gutierrez, N side of the by-pass road, in back yard of the property Quinta Querem N° 4355.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Color Corola: Corolla pale green. Stamen filaments creamy white, anthers pale yellow. Calyx pale green; Arbol: Small tree with an open rounded crown; 6 m ht.; Bark thick, corky and gnarled, pale metallic grey, inner bark orange-red. Shoots strongly angula.

  • Specimen Notes

    Flower heads arranged on long terminal more or less erect branched pseudo-panicles with leaf supression on the inflorescence. Additional material: Leaf. Duplicates: FHO, K, MEXU, MO, NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 549822

    Occurrence ID: 3b5b288a-cfc9-46de-9222-40a621b781a1

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Chiapas

  • County/Municipio

    Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mun.

  • Locality

    S outskirts of Tuxtla Gutierrez, N side of the by-pass road, in back yard of the property Quinta Querem N° 4355

  • Elevation

    Alt. 570 m. (1870 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.73, -93.08

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