Common Names
Common Names in English:
Bac'il Sasib, Barba Le¢n, Chal¡, Frijolillo, Guaje, Guaje Chiquito, Guaje Flojo, Guaje Rojo, La-Aye-Ti, Lobadaviyia, Quebracho, Shash¡b, Tze, Vainillo
Description
Family Mimosaceae
The Mimosaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs comprising about 40 genera and 2,000 species. The leaves are nearly always alternate, stipulate , and bipinnately compound (rarely once-pinnate) They usually have swollen petiole bases called pulvini that commonly function in orientation of the leaves (remember the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The inflorescence is commonly a capitulum (also called a head ). The flowers are hypogynous to slightly perigynous, have radial symmetry, petals that are valvate in bud, and commonly a 5-parted calyx and corolla. The stamens are distinct to strongly monadelphous , numerous (rarely as few as 10), and are generally more showy than the perianth. The pistil is simple , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with 2-many marginal ovules in a solitary locule. The fruit is usually a legume. -- Gerald Carr
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly bipinnate. Corolla usually not showy, actinomorphic , sympetalous , the lobes valvate . Stamens 10-numerous, often monadelphous , showy. Pollen released in monads , tetrads , or polyads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) present. [Carr]
Physical Description
Habit: Tree , Shrub • Climbing: Not Climbing
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,326 meters (0 to 7,631 feet).Mean = 860.370 meters (2,822.736 feet), Standard Deviation = 836.410 based on 68 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966
- Flowering Plants
- Subphylum:
Spermatophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Fabanae
()
- R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1993
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Family:
Mimosaceae
()
- Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
()
- Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
(
- Family:
Mimosaceae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Fabanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Spermatophytina
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Acacia trichandra Zucc.
- Leucaena diversifolia subsp. stenocarpa (Urb.)Zarate
- Leucaena diversifolia subsp. trichandra (Urb.)F.J.Pan
- Leucaena guatamalensis Britton & Rose
- Leucaena revoluta Britton & Rose
- Leucaena standleyi Britton & Rose
- Leucaena stenocarpa Urb.
- Senegalia albanensis Britton & Rose
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Hughes C.E., Sep-1999
Similar Species
Members of the genus Leucaena
There are approximately 54 species in this genus:
L. boliviana · L. collinsii · L. collinsii collinsii · L. collinsii subsp. zacapana · L. collinsii zacapana · L. confertiflora · L. confertiflora var. adenotheloidea · L. confertiflora var. confertiflora · L. congusa · L. cuspidata (Efe) · L. diversifolia (Guache) · L. esculenta (Carne De Venado) · L. esculenta matudae · L. greggii (Gregg Lead Tree) · L. guatemalensis · L. hybrid · L. involucrata (Barra Blanca) · L. lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. sousae · L. lempirana (Guaje) · L. leucacephala · L. leucocephala (Acacia) · L. leucocephala glabrata · L. leucocephala ixtahuacana · L. leucocephala leucocephala · L. leucocephala subsp. glabrata · L. leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana · L. leucocephala x · L. leucoephala · L. leucophylla · L. macrophylla · L. macrophylla istmensis · L. macrophylla macrophylla · L. macrophylla var. istmensis · L. magnifica (Guaje) · L. matudae (Guaje) · L. mixtec (Guaje) · L. multicapitula (Frijolillo) · L. pallida (Guaja) · L. pseudotrichoides · L. pueblana (Guaje) · L. pulverulenta (Barba De Chivo) · L. retusa (Cafecillo) · L. sabeana · L. salvadorensis (Aserillo) · L. shannoni · L. shannonii (Barba De Jelote) · L. shannonii shannonii · L. spontanea (Guaje) · L. trichandra (Bac'il Sasib) · L. trichodes (Arabisco) · L. × brachycarpa · L. × spontanea
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 5, 2006.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 31, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Hughes CE, 1999-09 (from ILDIS).
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes
- ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- The New York Botanical Garden: Vascular Plant Type Specimens
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8611987
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-66
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 177623
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502756-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 138979-2
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 428633
