Lonchocarpus chiricanus Pittier

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lonchocarpus

Characteristics

Tree, small. Leaves 7-to 9-foliolate; leaflets ovate to obovate, 6-11 cm. long, 4.5-6 cm. wide, rounded at the base, abruptly acuminate to a short, blunt apex, membranous, dark green and glabrous above, paler and minutely pilosulous be-neath, pellucid-punctate. Flowers unknown. Legumes long-stipitate, flattened, broadly oblong, 10 cm. long, 4 cm. wide, subligneous, glabrous, 1-seeded.
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Distribution

Lonchocarpus chiricanus world distribution map, present in Panama

Conservation status

Lonchocarpus chiricanus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143248-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164463
COL ID 3VXT8
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Synonyms

Lonchocarpus chiricanus