Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Peiranisia quiedondilla (M. Micheli) Britton & Rose
Cassia Quiedondilla M. Micheli, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 34: 272. 1903.
A shrub, the twigs glabrescent. StipuleS setaceous, caducous; petiole 2-2.5 cm. long, bearing an oblong pointed gland between the lower pair of leaflets; leaflets 10-12 pairs, oblong, acutish or obtuse, 2-3 cm. long, glabrous; peduncles pilose, axillary, 2-flowered; pedicels about as long as the peduncles; sepals glabrous, rounded, the larger ones about 7 mm. long; petals 1.5-2 cm. long; ovary densely tomentose; legume 8-10 cm. long, 1 cm. wide, puberulent.
Type locality: Los Fresnos, Guerrero. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
- 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
