Dussia cuscatlanica (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dussia

Characteristics

Tree to ca. 50 m tall; young stems yellowish to reddish pubescent, patent to crispate, glabrate. Leaves 11-25-foliolate; the petioles ca. 9 cm long, the rachises 20-40 cm long; petiolules 4-10 mm long; leaflets 5-11 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, the lower leaflets more oval to ovate, terminal leaflet usually obovate, others usually oblong, the apex acuminate to acute, the base obtuse, truncate or subcordate, the upper surface glabrous, the lower moderately pubescent with patent to slightly crispate trichomes. Inflorescence racemose, yellowish to reddish tomentose; bracts tridentate to rhombic or lanceolate, erose to entire, acuminate, 5-10 mm long, 2-4 mm wide, bracteoles obovate, entire or dentate, acuminate, 5-7 mm long, 2-3 mm wide. Flowers (15-)18-25 mm long; calyx 8-10 mm long, the lobes 4-5 mm long; corolla pale pink with a greenish streak along the standard. Fruit 5-10 cm long, 2.5-3.5 cm wide, dehiscent, the valves curling; seeds 2.0-3.5 cm long, 1.3-1.7 cm in diameter.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mountain forest; at elevations from 20-2,000 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Dussia cuscatlanica world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86176-2
WFO ID wfo-0000163879
COL ID 384R5
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Synonyms

Cashalia cuscatlanica Dussia grandifrons Dussia cuscatlanica