Pithecolobium latifolium

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pithecolobium latifolium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pithecolobium latifolium, Benth. (Mimosa latifolia, Linn. Inga latifolia, Willd. Calliandra latifolia, Griseb.). A small tree or tall shrub, entirely glabrous: stipules persistent, lanceolate-acuminate: lvs. 1-pinnate; lfts. often 2-pinnate; ovate or ovate-oblong, acuminate, 3-6 in. long: fls. in loose nearly sessile or short-peduncled heads; calyx very small; corolla about 1/4 in- long: pod curved, often a foot long and an inch broad. Brazil to Panama and in the W. Indies. Mart. Fl. Bras. 15,2:119. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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