Zygia longifolia (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Britton & Rose

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Zygia longifolia (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Britton & Rose

  • Collector(s)

    D. J. Macqueen 609 with A. Macqueen, 31 Mar 1993

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Cartago. 5 km. to the east of Turrialba below the road to Lajas (Santa Teresita) on a turnoff through coffee plantations on the edge of Río Turrialba.

  • Description

    20-25 m. tree with mottled grey-white bark and a pale bark slash. Leaves dark green when old and prominent red-brown when young. TIny dot glands present between the leaves. Pods leathery green, sickle shaped fruit with raised bumps over the seed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01256459

    Occurrence ID: efbb57e5-a318-4f02-a6f8-c3619797029e

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Cartago

  • Locality

    5 km. to the east of Turrialba below the road to Lajas (Santa Teresita) on a turnoff through coffee plantations on the edge of Río Turrialba.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.87, -83.65

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