Mariosousa usumacintensis

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Mariosousa usumacintensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Mariosousa
Species:
M. usumacintensis
Binomial name
Mariosousa usumacintensis
(Lundell) Seigler & Ebinger
Synonyms[1]

Acacia usumacintensis Lundell

Mariosousa usumacintensis is a plant species native to the Mexican State of Tabasco. It was named after the Río Usumacinta, near the location where the type specimen was collected.[2][3]

Mariosousa usumacintensis is a tree up to 15 m (50 feet) tall. Prickles are located at the bases of the petioles, each prickle with a large flat gland near the base.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ Cowan, C. P. 1983. Flora de Tabasco. Listados Florístisticos de México 1: 1–123
  3. ^ Sousa Sánchez, M., M. Ricker & H. M. Hernández Macías. 2003. An index for the tree species of the family Leguminosae in Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 7(2): 381–398.
  4. ^ Lundell, Cyrus Longworth. 1940. Studies of tropical plants. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 4:3-32.
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