Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1450, 27 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Honduras. Yoro. Close to the road running NW from the small town of Jocon towards the Aguan Valley about 12 km. from Jocon near the village of Macora in the valley of the Rio Macora.

  • Habitat

    Iin remnant gallery forest along the banks of the Rio Macora with Inga, Lonchocarpus, Pterocarpus and Leucaena. Frequent, scattered.

  • Description

    Large tree with heavy branching and a wide crown to 20 m. ht. Bark mid brown and flaking. Leaves recently flushed and immature, mid green, slightly glossy. Abundant sweetly scented flowers. Calyx mid green, corolla pale green, staminal tube, stamen filaments and style creamy white, anthers pale yellow green. No pods. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01255973

    Occurrence ID: aca3f3b7-21ff-4f3c-89da-66ab4a9b261f

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Honduras

  • State/Province

    Yoro

  • Locality

    Close to the road running NW from the small town of Jocon towards the Aguan Valley about 12 km. from Jocon near the village of Macora in the valley of the Rio Macora.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    15.33, -86.98

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