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Mariosousa
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus ''Acacia''. Restricted in range to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, members of the genus are trees or shrubs bearing alternate, bipinnately compound leaves—each with a swelling at the base of the petiole—and white- to cream- or yellow-colored flowers. The flowers are typically borne in elongated, bottle brush–like spikes. The fruits that later replace these flowers are markedly flattened pods. Species The genus ''Mariosousa'' comprises the following species: * '' Mariosousa acatlensis'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Acatlan acacia * '' Mariosousa centralis'' (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—Central American acacia * '' Mariosousa compacta'' (Rose) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Mariosousa coulteri'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariosousa Coulteri
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus ''Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus n ...''. Restricted in range to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, members of the genus are trees or shrubs bearing alternate, bipinnately compound leaves—each with a swelling at the base of the petiole—and white- to cream- or yellow-colored flowers. The flowers are typically borne in elongated, bottle brush–like spikes. The fruits that later replace these flowers are markedly flattened pods. Species The genus ''Mariosousa'' comprises the following species: * '' Mariosousa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariosousa Heterophylla
''Mariosousa heterophylla'', also called the palo blanco tree (which is also applied to '' Ipomoea arborescens''), palo liso, guinola, and Willard acacia, is a normally evergreen mimosoid plant in the genus ''Mariosousa'' native to Mexico. The Spanish common name translates into 'white stick', defining its peeling white bark. A compound called willardiine, that acts as an agonist in glutamate receptors, can be isolated from ''M. heterophylla''. Description It can grow 10–20 ft or more with a spread of to the height. It is a very slender tree with few branches as well as leaves. The petiolar-rachis is characteristically long and functions as a cladophyll. it has a white or yellow-colored peeling off bark. The leaves have 5–6 leaflets in the end. It may drop leaves in autumn and winter. The flowers are like catkins, rod or bottle-brush-like, white or light yellow in color. The pods are multichambered, and 3–4 in long specimens. The flowers occur in pale yellow spik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |