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 1413, 25 Feb 1991
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Location
Honduras. Yoro. Close to the side road running SE from Cuyamapa towards Nueva Esperanza about 4 km. from the turnoff from the main Santa Rita to Yoro road or about 7 km. SE from the town of El Negrito on the banks of Rio Cuyamapa.
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Habitat
Iin remnant gallery forest by the Rio Cuyamapa with Cecropia, Muntingia, Cordia and Acacia. Infrequent, scattered.
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Description
Medium-sized tree with a spreading crown to 15 m. ht. Bark thick and slightly rough with indistinct vertical fissures, pale whitish grey, inner bark deep salmon pink. Leaves slightly discolorous, deep bottle green and glossy above, paler below. A few scattered solitary pods bright pillar-box red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01255974
Occurrence ID: 80ab68a8-c952-4837-bcf8-64a542a32b6f
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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
Central America
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Country
Honduras
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State/Province
Yoro
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Locality
Close to the side road running SE from Cuyamapa towards Nueva Esperanza about 4 km. from the turnoff from the main Santa Rita to Yoro road or about 7 km. SE from the town of El Negrito on the banks of Rio Cuyamapa.
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Elevation
Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)
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Coordinates
15.28, -87.63
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Distribution
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Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose var. arborea