Pithecolobium flexicaule

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pithecolobium flexicaule in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pithecolobium flexicaule, Coult. (P. texense, Coult. Acacia flexicaulis, Benth.). Ebony. A shrub or small tree,20-30 ft. high: trunk 2-3 ft. diam., branching 8-10 ft. from ground, with short stout stipular spines: lvs. 4-6 pinnate, long-petiolate; petioles slender, puberulent; lfts. 3-6-pinnate, lower pair shortest, ovate-oblong, rounded at apex, glabrous, membranaceous or subcoriaceous, dark green, shining on the upper surface, paler below, 1/4 - 1/3 long .on short broad petiolules: fls. in cylindrical dense or interrupted spikes, 1 1/2 in. long on stout pubescent peduncles, fascicled in axils of lvs. of preceding year, sessile, yellow or creamy, fragrant; stamens exserted; corolla 4-5 times longer than calyx, puberulent; ovary glabrous, sessile: pod flattened turgid, straight or falcate, sessile, oblique at base, rounded and narrowed to a short point at apex, 4-6 in. long, 1-1 1/4 in. broad, dehiscent, thick, woody; seed imbedded in a thick pitchy pulp, suspended on a short straight funiculus, 1/2 in. long, 1/4 in. broad, irregularly obovate, bright reddish brown, sides faintly depressed. Texas to Low. Calif. S.S. 3:147.— The wood is heavy, hard, compact, close-grained, dark rich reddish brown tinged with purple, with clear bright yellow sapwood. Almost indestructible in contact with the ground and much used for fence- posts. The seeds are palatable and nutritious if boiled when green. They are roasted when ripe by the Mexicans who use the thick seed-coat as a substitute for coffee. A slow grower and not of sufficient size for timber. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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