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Cojoba
''Cojoba'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species, which range through the tropical Americas from northern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and northern Brazil. from Taxonomy The genus was described by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose, Rose published in ''North American Flora'' 23(1): 29. 1928. The typical species is: ''Cojoba arborea'' (L.) Britton & Rose Species 15 species are accepted: * ''Cojoba arborea'' * ''Cojoba bahorucensis'' * ''Cojoba beckii'' * ''Cojoba catenata'' * ''Cojoba chazutensis'' * ''Cojoba costaricensis'' * ''Cojoba escuintlensis'' * ''Cojoba filipes'' * ''Cojoba graciliflora'' * ''Cojoba longipendula'' * ''Cojoba rufescens'' * ''Cojoba sophorocarpa'' * ''Cojoba urbanii'' * ''Cojoba zanonii'' References External links Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of the Neotropical realm {{Mimosoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cojoba Arborea
''Cojoba arborea'', the wild tamarind, royal mahogany, everfresh tree, or lorito, is a leguminous tree of the family Fabaceae found in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, southward to Ecuador in South America at elevations to . The tree is not common in naturalized forests, but it can be found in open sites and transition zones. Description It can grow tall with a trunk diameter to . The curved pod of the mature fruit is reddish-purple and long, carrying 4-6 black and/or white ellipsoidal seeds per pod. Leaves are alternate, bipinnate with 8-16 pairs of leaflets, non-serrated, elliptical, long. leaflets are on average wide by long. Flower inflorescences are white, hermaphroditic, long, with peduncles long. The flowering period is from April to June. Wood The cambium is clear and the cortex is a clear-brown color. The wood is heavy but easy to work. The grains are regular but tend to crack when the wood is dry. The lumber is dimensionally stable when dry. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
