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Inga pinetorum Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18: 185. 1916
A tree, the twigs densely brownish-hairy. Stipules ovate, acuminate; rachis of leaf wingless, densely pubescent, bearing small stipitate glands between the leaflets; leaflets 2 pairs, 2.5-3.5 cm. long, obovate, cuneate at base, obtuse or acute, sparsely hairy above, pilose beneath, especially on the veins; inflorescence axillary; peduncles 5-6.5 cm. long, pubescent; spikes about 3 cm. long; calyx 6.5-7 mm. long, slightly hairy; corolla 11-12 mm. long, silkyvillous.
Type locality: Pine ridge near Manatee Lagoon, British Honduras. Distribution : Known only from the type locality.
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Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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