Cynometra simplicifolia Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cynometra

Characteristics

Small tree 4-6 m tall. Leaves unifoliolate, symmetric, narrowly triangular, or nearly broadly ovate, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, 2.5-16 by 1-6 cm; apex shortly acuminate, acuminate or cuspidate; base rounded or auriculate; nerves 5-7 pairs; petiole 1-8 mm, shortly patent-hairy, glabrescent. Rachis of inflorescence 6-7 mm long, hairy, glabrescent; bracts 2.5 by 2.5-3(-4) mm, ciliate, hairy; bracteoles 2 mm long, inserted at the base of the pedicel or slightly above it; pedicels 5-10 mm, patently sometimes laxly hairy, glabrescent. Hypanthium minute. Sepals 2 mm long, with a few hairs. Petals 2.5 mm long. Stamens 10 (or 11). Ovary densely hairy, glabrescent; style 3 mm. Fruits subsessile, orbicular or kidney-shaped, 4.5 by 3.5 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cynometra simplicifolia world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, French Guiana, Guyana, Philippines, and Suriname

Conservation status

Cynometra simplicifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489494-1
WFO ID wfo-0000206160
COL ID 6C7VL
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Synonyms

Cynometra simplicifolia Cynometra luzoniensis Cynometra simplicifolia var. oblongata