Cassia moschata Benth.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Cassia moschata Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    A. C. Smith 3139, 04 Mar 1938-22 Mar 1938

  • Location

    Guyana. British Guiana: western extremity of Kanuku Mountains, in drainage of Takutu River.

  • Habitat

    Dense forest.

  • Description

    Tree 20 m. high, deciduous, with very young leaves; calyx deep red; petals bright yellow, strongly marked with orange; filaments yellow, orang-tinged. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01477049

    Occurrence ID: a7bba9b2-2226-42ac-b155-c1df6f8fefd4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cassia moschata Benth. det R. C. Barneby, 1982
    Note: [Cited as this taxon in Barneby, "Calliandra," Mem. NYBG 74(3). 1998.]2.]

    Cassia moschata Benth. det A. C. Smith, 1938

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    British Guiana: western extremity of Kanuku Mountains, in drainage of Takutu River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

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01477049
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
4 CSV? 3 r
Mar. 4-22, 1938
Cited as Cassia yv>os by Irwin &, Bameby, Mem. NYBG 35. 1982.
A. C. Smith, no. 8189
CcUu'a. /MôúcÁãaúl. /fß/S. CET. N. Y. SAHDWITH
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Tree 20 m. high, deciduous, with very young leaves; oalyx deep red; petals bright yellow, strongly marked with orange; filaments yellow, orange-tinged*
Western extremity oLKanuku Mountains, in drainage of Takutu River; dense forest; alt.	m.
Collected under the auspices of the Neu> York Botanical Garden, the Arnold Arboretum, and the Yale School of Forestry
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