Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    H. E. Moore 6184, 28 Mar 1952

  • Location

    Mexico. Guerrero. Chilpancingo de los Bravo Mun. Dry plain 8 miles from Petaquillas beyond Mochistlan on road to Colotipla, Gro.

  • Habitat

    Dry plain. Spontaneous but also cultivated.

  • Description

    Medium-sized tree with smoothish grey bark and spiny twigs. The aril or pulp surrounding the seed is eaten raw and may be white or colored. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Origen: L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00551691

    Occurrence ID: c0be26bb-e396-405e-bac3-c410adeeae47

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. det R. C. Barneby, 1991
    Note: ! M. Luckow 1994. [Cited as Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. in Barneby & Grimes, Mem. NYBG 74. 1997.]

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Guerrero

  • County/Municipio

    Chilpancingo de los Bravo Mun.

  • Locality

    Dry plain 8 miles from Petaquillas beyond Mochistlan on road to Colotipla, Gro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 920 m. (3018 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.4749, -99.3429

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