Caesalpinia gaumeri Greenm.

Caesalpinia gaumeri
Mexico: Quintana Roo, ca. 35 km N of
Chetumal oh highway 307 to Felipe
Carillo Puerto, ca 6 km before the
turning to Miguel Hidalgo.
18°40’N, 88°22’W. Alt. 60 m
Roadside forest remnant amongst
secondary scrub.
Tree to 7 m, DBH 15 cm. Bark grey,
vertically, shallowly fissured,
lenticellate, under-bark yellowish
cream over-patterned deep green,
slash creamish. First branching at 3
m, little branching tereafter, crown
open. Foliage yellowish green,
semi-coriaceous, somewhat
discolourous, slightly darker above.
Flowers slightly peppery scented.
Petals canary yellow, standard with a
mesh-work of orange- coloured insect
guide veins.
BARK SAMPLE.
DUPLICATES: MEXU, K, Ftto,W{ IfrZ-j
G.P. Lewis & C.E. Hughes,	1762
4.3.1989
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
03759806