Pithecellobium costaricense (common name Legume) specimen from Costa Rica

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BRIT Collections
Fort Worth, United States

Plant specimen of Pithecellobium costaricense from Costa Rica deposited in the Vanderbilt University collection (VDB) at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Catalog number: BRIT632403

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Title: Pithecellobium costaricense (common name Legume) specimen from Costa Rica
Creator: Unspecified
Physical Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Transcript:
COSTA RICA PABACEAE/MIMOSO IDEAE Pithecellobium costaricense (Britt. & Rose) Standi. Det. M.H. Grayum: 1985 Prov. CARTAGO: Pasture and forested knoll to the W of Quebrada Casa Blanca Tapanti. Elev. ca. 1350. 9°47'N, 83°48'W. IMAGED 03 SEP 2021 Stout, round-crowned tree ca. 10 m tall in pasture, the foliage very dense; flowers (stamens) white, the inflores- cences pendent and strictly ramiflorous; fruits pendent, vibrant orange-red; seeds glossy black. 22 June 1985 Michael H. Grayum & Richard Warner 5431 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO) Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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Type: Preserved plant specimen
Publisher: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Rights: Botanical Research Institute of Texas. CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
External Link: Specimen details

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