Lysiloma microphylla

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• Description
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Common Names

Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,249 meters (0 to 4,098 feet).Mean = 556.780 meters (1,826.706 feet), Standard Deviation = 469.200 based on 18 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Lysiloma affinis Britton & Rose
2. Lysiloma cayucensis M.E.Jones
3. Lysiloma microphylla Benth.
4. Lysiloma microphyllum Benth.
5. Lysiloma ortegae Britton & Rose
6. Lysiloma pueblensis Britton & Rose

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Nielsen I.C., Rico M .L., 1994.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lysiloma

There are approximately 22 species in this genus:

L. acapulcense (Quebracho Colorado) · L. acapulcensis · L. acapulcensis var. brevispicata · L. ambigua · L. aurita (Sare Blanco) · L. candida · L. demostachys · L. divaricatum · L. latisiligua · L. latisiliqua lataefoliolata · L. latisiliqua latisiliqua · L. latisiliquum (Bacona Morada) · L. latisiliquum latifoliolatum · L. latisiliquum subsp. latifoliolatum · L. microphylla (Feather Bush) · L. microphyllum subsp. thornberi · L. polyphylla · L. sabicu (Horseflesh Mahogany) · L. standleyana · L. tergemina · L. watsoni · L. watsonii (Desert Fern)

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Notes

Contributors

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Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2650948
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-12431
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13637546
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:505314-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 401022

Footnotes

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