Acacia constricta Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Acacia constricta Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 607 with L. Ide, 14 Sep 1994

  • Location

    United States of America. Texas. Brewster Co. Hwy 90, about 0.6km E of Alpine, near RR tracks.

  • Habitat

    Growing along roadside. With Aloysia, Acacia, Sideoats, Atriplex.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5m; bark brown; flowers yellow; fruit 10cm; roots with odor of onion.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Wood sample. Pfizer samples: 607a twig+leaf(Atha-591); 607b stem wood(Atha-592); 607c stem bark(Atha-593); 607d root(Atha-594), 607e fruit(Atha-595)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 10/30/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY 11/28/95; TEX - 2/24/98; MADW, 7 Nov 2006, wood sample

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40623

    Occurrence ID: 1b426568-21b4-4ebd-abdc-0ab6b7b22f6b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acacia constricta Benth. det D. E. Atha, 1994

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Texas

  • County/Municipio

    Brewster Co.

  • Locality

    Hwy 90, about 0.6km E of Alpine, near RR tracks

  • Coordinates

    30.35, -103.65

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Pfizer Collections and Extractions
MIMOSACEAE
Acacia constrieta A. Gray
det. D. Atha, 1994
USA, Texas. Brewster County. Hwv 90. About 0.6km East of
Alpine, near railroad tracks. 30*21'N, 103°39'W. With
Aloysia, Acacia, side oats, Atriplex. Growing along
roadside.
Shrub 1.5m; bark brown; flowers yellow; fruit 10cm; roots
with odor of onion.
Pfizer Sample codes: 607a LF+TW(Atha-591); 607b WS(Atha-592);
607c SB(Atna-593); 607d RT(Atha-594); 607e FR(Atha-595)
Daniel Atha 607	September 14, 1994
with Lauren Ide
Fieldwork supported by Pfizer, Inc..
Voucher for pharmaceutical screening
00040623