Zygia inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier
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Filed As
Mimosaceae
Zygia inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier -
Collector(s)
H. C. F. Hopkins 400, 20 Jan 1984
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Location
Ecuador. Orellana. Aguarico (Canton). [Napo: Aguarico] Reserva Faunística Cuyabeno, near Laguna Grande.
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Habitat
Near edge of black water lake. Common.
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Description
Tree 6 m. high, multistemmed; trunks up to 12 cm. diam. Wood yellowish, tinged with red near bark. Cauliflorous (flowers from nearby tree of same sp.) Flowers hemophrodite. Corolla dirty white, filaments white at base, pink, then red at tips; style red. Faint scent. Ants farming bugs on pods. Pods green. Dehiscent along one suture. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01298830
Occurrence ID: 0c7c29b3-fe1a-4ac6-aa73-388156732719
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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
Zygia inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier det R. C. Barneby, 1990
Note: [CIted as Zygia inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier, in Barneby & Grimes, Mem. NYBG 74. 1997
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Orellana
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County/Municipio
Aguarico (Canton)
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Locality
[Napo: Aguarico] Reserva Faunística Cuyabeno, near Laguna Grande.
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Distribution
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Zygia inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier