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Calliandra magdalenae var. colombiana (Britton & Killip) Barneby

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Anneslia tonduzii Britton & Rose, sp. nov
A shrub or small tree, the long slender branches at first pubescent. Stipules lanceolatelinear; petioles 1 cm. long or less; pinnae 1 pair; rachilla puberulent; leaflets 13-17 pairs, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, S-I2 mm. long, acute, shining, glabrous but somewhat ciliate, reticulate-veined; peduncles 6 mm. long; calyx small, striate, glabrous; corolla glabrous; stamens 4 cm. long; legume oblong-linear, 10-14 cm. long, 6-8 mm. broad.
Guatemala and Costa Rica. Type collected at Bonica, Costa Rica, 1891, Tonduz 4544.
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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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Anneslia chiapensis Britton & Rose, sp. nov
A tree, 3-8 m. high, the young twigs with both spreading and appressed hairs, the old branches glabrate and with light gray bark. Stipules lanceolate, acuminate, striate, persistent, glabrous, 3-4 mm. long; petioles 1 cm. long or less; pinnae 1 pair; leaflets 10-16 pairs, oblong, 12-18 mm. long, acute, glabrous, reticulate-veined, ciliate, shining, 3-nerved; peduncles 1 cm. long or less, pubescent; calyx glabrous, 2 mm. long; corolla glabrous, 8 mm. long; stamens 4 cm. long; legume 8-12 cm. long, 1 era. broad, very thick-margined, glabrous.
Chiapas and Oaxaca. Type from near Tapachula, Chiapas, 1896, Nelson 3S3S.
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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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