Inga goldmanii
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Inga goldmanii is a species of tree from the subfamily of the mimosa family (Mimosoideae). It is native to Central and South America.
description
Inga goldmanii is a medium-sized tree , the trunk is patterned gray and red, young twigs are weakly cork-black , densely hairy rust-red and downy. The leaves are four-, rarely three- to five-fold pinnate, the elliptical to egg-shaped leaflets rigid, leathery and hairy on the underside, on the midrib one or two glands are found. The outermost pair of leaflets is 18 to 25 centimeters long and 7 to 14 centimeters wide, the innermost pair of leaflets is 5 to 9 centimeters long and 3 to 6 centimeters wide.
The leaf hachis is 11 to 15 inches long, widely winged. The stipules are up to 2 inches long and permanent.
The inflorescences arise from the leaf axils and are single or in pairs, they are ears or grapes . The shaft is 7.5 to 9, rarely up to 13 centimeters long. The flat to four-edged fruits are 18 to 30 centimeters long, 3 to 6 centimeters wide, with dense rust-red hairs, straight or twisted.
distribution
The species is native from Nicaragua to Venezuela and inhabits disturbed locations in the lowlands such as rainforests, grasslands and roadsides.
Systematics and botanical history
Inga goldmanii was first described by Pittier in 1916 .
proof
- Anton Weber, Werner Huber, Anton Weissenhofer, Nelson Zamora, Georg Zimmermann: An Introductory Field Guide To The Flowering Plants Of The Golfo Dulce Rain Forests Costa Rica. In: Stapfia. Volume 78, Linz 2001, p. 279, ISSN 0252-192X / ISBN 3854740727 , PDF on ZOBODAT