Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Havardia albicans (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Acacia albicans Kunth, Mim. 87. 1821.
Pithecolobium albicans Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 592. 1875.
Feuilleea albicans Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 187. 1891.
A tree, the twigs terete and puberulent when young, the stipular spines, when present, short and stout. Petiole and rachis puberulent, the petiole bearing a large, sessile gland; pinnae 6-9; leaflets 18-32 pairs, oblong, 3-10 mm. long, glabrous above, paler and puberulent beneath, the midvein somewhat excentric; inflorescence paniculate, puberulent; calyx 1.5 mm. long, puberulent; corolla 3 mm. long; stamens about 7 mm. long, the tube short; legume oblong, 10 cm. long, 2-2.5 cm. broad, rounded at apex, sometimes apiculate, more or less cuneate at base.
Type locality: Campeche. Distribution: Campeche and Yucatan.
- 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
