Pithecolobium sonorae

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pithecolobium sonorae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pithecolobium sonorae, Wats. Una De Gato. A shrub or small tree 15-20 ft. high, armed with short recurved stipular spines: foliage, infl. and branches canescent with very short spreading pubescence: lvs. 1-pinnate on a short (1-2-line) or very short rachis; lfts. 10-15- pinnate, oblong-elliptic, about a line long: peduncles mostly solitary (1-3) in the axils, 6 lines long or less; heads loose; fls. white, finely pubescent, nearly 2 lines lonç: pod rather thin, short-stipitate. flat, straight, dehiscent, puberulent, 2-4 in. long ana 1/2 - 3/4 in. wide, 3-6-seeded. Mex.—Wood very hard and takes a fine polish. A good hedge plant for the Southwest if trimmed. A decoction of the branches is used for scours in horses. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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