Leguminosae-caes Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd.

Leguminosae-caes Caesalpinia coriaria

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Places where this species can be found :

Barra de la Cruz - HUGHESFRP
Chiquimula - HUGHESFRP
Choluteca - HUGHESFRP
Jalapa de Marquez - HUGHESFRP
Coacoyula de Alvarez - HUGHESFRP

Specimen information

Collection Date
24/02/2000

Collector
Hughes CE

Specimen Number
1933

Location
1km E of Barra de la Cruz towards Playa.

Notes
Small tree to 5m ht. Outer bark rough and flaking in short vertical strips, mid grey-brown. Slash very hard, thin, fibrous, pale orange-green. Ripe pods mid brown, sl. curved, but much less so than material from further S in Central America. Wood reputed to be very hard and indehiscent pods to be browsed avidly by herbivores.

Coordinates
Latitude: 15.490000 N Longitude: 95.570000 W Altitude: 10