Wood and bark - Specimen details

Wood and bark - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 79316

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Plant Name 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Sophora secundiflora Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Wood and bark Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held Wood and bark Geography Description Hidalgo, Mexico
Uses Wood and barkUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Forest Herbarium Oxford Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Hughes CE, with Harris SA and Atkinson R. Collector No 1579
Collection Notes Collection Date 07/02/1992
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: SEE HERBARIUM MATERIALx0Dx0AFOREST HERBARIUM OXFORDx0Dx0AUNIVERSITY OF OXFORDx0Dx0AOXFORD x0Dx0AUKx0Dx0Ax0Dx0AFlora of MEXICOx0Dx0Ax0Dx0AState: Hidalgox0Dx0Ax0Dx0ACollecting notes: Close to the road running NW from Ixmiquilapan towards La Mesa and Cieneguilla on steep upper slopes of the Barran, ca de Tolantongo, well above the grutas baout 10km NW of Cardonal or 4km NW of the small village of Cuesta Blanca.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0ASmall multiple-stemmed tree to 3m ht. with a dense rounded crown. Bark mid to dark brown with rough vertical fissures, inner bark cinnamo, n brown, smelling strongly of garden peas. Leaves thick and leathery, slightly glossy, mid green. Flowers on short axillary inflorensces, lightly scented, calyx dark grey green covered in short white hairs, petals white tinged violet at tips, the banner s, treaked deep purple at centre, stamens and style pale creamy green, anthers bright orange, stigma green. A few persistent old ripe pods, dark black brown, indehiscent, seeds large glossy bright red.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0AInfrequent, scattered on steep calcareous slopes with, Dudonaea, Pinus, Juniperus and Rhus.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0AAssociated material: Seed Photos Woodx0Dx0ADuplicates: E, FHO(Forest Herbarium Oxford), K(RBG Kew), MEXU(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), MO (Missouri Botanical Gardens), NY(New York Botanical Gardens)x0Dx0Ax0Dx0ACol, lected under project R4524 of the UK Overseas Development Admin.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0A

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