Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Chamaefistula antillana Britton & Rose; Britton & Wilson, Sci Surv. Porto Rico and Virgin Isl. 5: 369. 1924.
Caiiio ?Hi«3MaHg«;o/o Urban, Symb. Ant. 4: 272. 1905. Not L. C. Rich. 1792.
A vine, 8 m. long or more, the young twigs and inflorescence appressed-puljcriilcnt or gl;ibralc, the branches 5-angled. Leaves 1-2 dm. long; leaflets obliquely ovate, 3-10 cm. long, chartaccous, acute or acuminate at the apex, mostly obtuse at the base, shining above, glabrous on both sides or somewhat pubescent beneath, with a slender gland between each pair; panicles scveral-many-flowered; pedicels slender, 2 cm. long or less; sepals oblong or ovate, obtuse, puberulent, 4—6 mm. long; petals bright yellow, orbicular-ovate, veiny, 1-2 cm. long; legume linear, turgid when mature, glabrous, 8-18 cm. long, 1-1.5 cm. thick.
Type locality: St. Thomas.
Distribution: Hispaniola; Porto Rico; St. Thomas; Tortola.
- 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
