Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea
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Filed As
Mimosaceae
Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea -
Collector(s)
C. E. Hughes 1610 with S.A. Harris and R. Atkinson, 12 Feb 1992
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Location
Mexico. Hidalgo. Close to the main road running SW from Huejutla de Reyes towards Zacualtipan and Pachuca, about 12 km from Huejutla.
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Habitat
In degraded forest with Cedrela, Ceiba, Enterlobium and Leucaena pulverulenta. Infrequent.
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Description
Large tree, heavily branched with a broad spreading crown to 25 m. ht. Heavily covered with epiphytes on upper branches. ark thick, mid grey-brown, vertically fissured. Leaves discolorous, bottle green and glossy above, paler mid green below.Ripe pods, bright pillar box red, tardily dehiscent, revealing shiny black seeds which remain hanging from pod valves after dehiscence. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00548970
Occurrence ID: f318bd6c-de6a-4e60-8662-38e3e3391aa3
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea det R. C. Barneby, 1994
Note: [Cited as Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea, in Barneby & Grimes, Mem. NYBG 74. 1997.]
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Region
North America
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Country
Mexico
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State/Province
Hidalgo
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Locality
Close to the main road running SW from Huejutla de Reyes towards Zacualtipan and Pachuca, about 12 km from Huejutla
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Elevation
Alt. 270 m. (886 ft.)
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Coordinates
21.08, -98.37
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Distribution
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Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea