Guilandina major (DC.) Small
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Filed As
Caesalpiniaceae
Guilandina major (DC.) Small -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 11917, Oct 1909
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Location
Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao.
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Habitat
over the tops of small trees or thickets of fertile woods.
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Description
Scandent and sprawling; stem 1 inch thick, terete, somewhat flexible, covered with greyish bark here and there bearing a short thick spine; branches long, the free portions drooping, dark green, spinescent; leaves decompound, alternatingly scattered, a trifle descending, more or less recurved, varying from 2 to 5 feet long; leaflets coriaceous, shining on both sides, recurved. especially the apex, deeper green on the upper shallowly conduplicate surface; the rachis and rachilla with recurved hooks beneath; inflourescence erect, from the leaf axils, 6 to 12 inches long, sparingly branched, the stalks yellowish green; calyx brownish green, petals light yellow; stamens and pistils greenish; flowers deciduous and odorless.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04794243
Occurrence ID: e13f4eee-7e96-4218-b949-8656eedcb16e
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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
Guilandina major (DC.) Small det A. R. Franck, /08/2024
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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Locality
Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao
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Elevation
Alt. 991 m. (3251 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
11917. j Caoealpinia major (SO,) Mcrr. Scandent •ad opwwHag over the tops of small tree» or thiokote of fertile *»o0« at 3260 foot; stem 1 inch thick, terete, sepf» what floxible, eoTored with grayish baric here and thoro 1H? Soaring a short thick opipot brancheo Iona. tho fro# portion», drooping, dark green, spineBoent} Xoafoo aodoa®OTa»f'«M«pi»ta^l.f scattered, a trifle descending, more or lose recurred, rarying fro® S to 6 foot long; loafloto eoriacecuB, shining on both eidoav recurred especially the apex, deeper green on the pppor shallowly condnplicate surface; the raenis am raehilla with reeurrod hooks beneath; inflorescence erect, fro® the leaf axils, g to 12 Inches long, sparingly branched, the «talks yellowish green; calyx brownish green, pet&ifc light yellow; ttss,?* ecs.*ss2: ^¡¡1 GkvIlA r'P PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS DISTRIBUTED BY A.. D. E. ELMER / * /? „ vTODAYA (MT. APO), DISTRICT-OF DAVAO ISLAND OF MINDANAO, OCTOBER, 1909 04794243 mi- 04794243
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Guilandina major (DC.) Small