Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Inga jinicuil Sclil. Linnaea 12: 559. 1838
Feuilleea Jinicuil Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 188. 1891.
Usually a large tree, glabrous throughout. Rachis of leaf wingless; leaflets 3 pairs, lanceolate, 8-11 cm. long, acute, shining; peduncles axillary, sometimes in fascicles, 2-4 cm. long, puberulent, bearing a small bract near the top; flowers in dense heads; calyx 2 mm. long, glabrous; corolla 6 mm. long, glabrous, white; legume glabrous, 6-10-seeded, flat, oblong, about 2.5 cm. wide.
Type locality: Jalapa, Veracruz.
Distribution: Veracruz. Reported by Bentham from Guatemala.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
