Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F.Blake

DAUBENY HERBARIUM (FHO)	J
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
OXFORD UK
FLORA OF MEXICO
Schizolobium parahyba (Vellozo) Blake
State: Veracruz
Lat 19° 12'N Long 96° 51'W Alt: 1080m
3km W of Maria Oscura, Hwy 125 WSW from
Puente Nacional to Huatusco, approx.
20km NE of Huatusco.
Large tree with a long, more or less
straight bole to 15m ht. and heavy	i
branching above with a flat-topped
spreading crown; total ht. 25m. Bark
initially smooth, green, becoming pale
grey, inner bark green then pale creamy
pink. Leaves very large to 2m length, 2
pinnae collected per specimen. Ripe
pods, winged, mid to dark brown with a
rough crazed surface and a papery straw
brown endocarp, seeds dark olive
green-brown.	^|
Very abundant, probably cultivated as a
shade tree over coffee with Inga and
mango.
C.E. Hughes 1880	6 December 1993
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: SEED; PHOTOS
Duplicates: FHO,K,MEXU,NY,TEX
Collected under project R.4524 of the UK
Overseas Development Administration
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