Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Lysiloma latisiliqua (L.) Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 534. 1875
Mimosa latisiliqua L. Sp. PI. 519. 1753.
Acacia latisiliqua Willd. Sp. PI. 4: 1067. 1806.
Acacia latisiliqua paucifoliola DC. Prodr. 2: 467. 1825.
Acacia formosa A. Rich. Ess. Fl. Cub. 463. 1845.
Lysiloma Sabicu Benth. Kew Journ. Bot. 6: 236. 1854.
Lysiloma formosa Hitchc. Rep. Mo. Bot. Card. 4: 83. 1893.
Lysiloma paucifoliola Hitchc; Northrop, Mem. Torr. Club 12: 38. 1902.
A tree, attaining a height of 20 m. or more, usually much smaller, the gray bark somewhat scaly, the slender twigs glabrous. Stipules obovate, rounded; leaves 1-2 dm. long, the petiole bearing a small circular gland; pinnae 2-4 pairs; leaflets 3-7 pairs, oval or obovate, 1-2.5 cm. long, rounded at the apex, rounded or narrowed at the base, glabrous, reticulateveined, short-petioled; heads solitary and long-peduncled in the axils; flowers greenish white; calyx about 1 mm. long; corolla about twice as long as the calyx, its lobes villous above; stamens 2-3 times as long as the corolla; legume oblong, 7-15 cm. long, 2-3 cm. wide, rounded at the apex; seeds brown, flat, 6-10 mm. long.
Type locality: Hispaniola.
Distribution: Bahamas; Cuba; Hispaniola.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY