Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    Omawale 156 with R. Persaud, 11 Nov 1971

  • Location

    Guyana. Kitty, East Coast Demerara.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated side of railway line, adjacent canal.

  • Description

    Tree 12 m., branching from base. Bark greyish-black with prominent spines. Stems greyish with greyish-white lenticels. Leaves dark green above, lighter beneath with a brownish indumentum; sepals yellowish green; petals yellowish green. Anthers green; filaments white. Fruit glabrous green turning red when ripe. Seed black, glossy surrounded by a pinkish-white aril. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Examined for North American Flora.] [Examined for North American Flora.] [Examined for North American Flora.] Origen: The New York Botanical Garden.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01255767

    Occurrence ID: d6853af3-c4db-4c9a-80b6-faf925585707

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

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

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