Mariosousa usumacintensis
Appearance
Mariosousa usumacintensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Mariosousa |
Species: | M. usumacintensis
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Binomial name | |
Mariosousa usumacintensis (Lundell) Seigler & Ebinger
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Synonyms[1] | |
Acacia usumacintensis Lundell |
Mariosousa usumacintensis is a plant species native to the Mexican State of Tabasco. It was named after the Río Usumacinta, near the location where the type specimen was collected.[2][3]
Mariosousa usumacintensis is a tree up to 15 m (50 feet) tall. Prickles are located at the bases of the petioles, each prickle with a large flat gland near the base.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos
- ^ Cowan, C. P. 1983. Flora de Tabasco. Listados Florístisticos de México 1: 1–123
- ^ Sousa Sánchez, M., M. Ricker & H. M. Hernández Macías. 2003. An index for the tree species of the family Leguminosae in Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 7(2): 381–398.
- ^ Lundell, Cyrus Longworth. 1940. Studies of tropical plants. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 4:3-32.