Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1284 with G.P. Lewis, 5 Mar 1989

  • Location

    Mexico. Yucatán. About 1 km S of the town of Dzilam de Bravo which lies on the N coast of the Yucatan Peninsula about 110 km NE of the state capital Merida.

  • Habitat

    Low lying cosatal limestone near the edge of the mangrove swamps. Scattered in degraded dry coastal thorn scrub with Caesalpinia vesicaria, C. yucatensis, C. gaumeri, Leucaena leucocephala and Prosopis glandulosa. Frequent.

  • Description

    Small tree to 7 m. ht. with a short bole, heavy branching and a dense round crown, spiny; dbh 30 cm. Bark rough vertically fissured mid grey on surface, dark brown in in fissures. Foliage mid green. Ripe pods shedding, indehiscent or very tardily dehiscent; dark brown turnbing black on the ground and rotting. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00549213

    Occurrence ID: 99dadd8f-c089-49b5-bd22-8bbbe4e863ad

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 01255925, C. E. Hughes 1284, Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes, Mimosaceae (149.0), Magnoliophyta; North America, Mexico, Yucatán

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Yucatán

  • Locality

    About 1 km S of the town of Dzilam de Bravo which lies on the N coast of the Yucatan Peninsula about 110 km NE of the state capital Merida.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    21.4, -88.9

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