Pithecolobium brevifolium

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pithecolobium brevifolium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pithecolobium brevifolium, Benth. (Acacia Neuciana, Buckl.). Huajillo. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 30 ft. tall, armed with short spines: lvs. 6-10-pinnate; lfts. 20-40-pinnate, oblong or narrowly oblong, 1/8 -1/3 in. long, obtuse or acutish, reticulated beneath: panicles 2—4 in. long, peduncles 3/8 -1/2in. long: heads subglobose, 5/8 -3/4 in. diam.; corolla 6-8 times longer than the calyx, lobes ovate, shorter than the tubes; stamens 2-3 times longer than the corolla: pods linear, oblong, flat, 2 1/2- 4 in. long, acuminate at apex, stipitate. Texas and Mex. S.S. 3:146.—The fls. are whitish and much sought by bees. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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