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Inga brevipedicellata Harms

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Inga brevipedicellata Harms, Repert. 19: 6Z 1923
A tree, the twigs glabrous or nearly so. Rachis of leaf wingless, with or without small sessile glands between the leaflets; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, oblong, somewhat hairy when young but soon glabrate, broadly cuneate at base, abruptly acuminate, 5-15 cm. long, the lateral veins prominent; peduncles 1 to 3 in axils of leaves, 3-4 cm. long; racemes 2-3 cm. long; pedicels 2 mm. long, hairy; calyx 3 mm. long, puberulent; corolla 5-6 mm. long, appressedpilose; legume flat, 23 cm. long, 3.5 cm. broad, glabrous.
Type locality: Mirador, Veracruz. " Distribution; Veracruz.
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Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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