Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Hymenaea courbaril
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Botanic Gardens adjacent to Sandringham Drive
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Botanic Gardens adjacent to Sandringham Drive
Photo: Mark Hyde
Botanic Gardens adjacent to Sandringham Drive
Photo: Mark Hyde
Botanic Gardens adjacent to Sandringham Drive
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| Common names: | West indian locust (English) |
| Description: | Evergreen tree. Leaflets asymmetric; base obliquely asymmetric. Petals white, gland-dotted; stamens white, exserted. Fruit woody with a rough surface. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical America |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 41. As Hymenaea coubaril |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hymenaea courbarilAfrican Plant Database: Hymenaea courbaril
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hymenaea courbaril
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hymenaea courbaril
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hymenaea courbaril
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iNaturalist: Hymenaea courbaril
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hymenaea courbaril
JSTOR Plant Science: Hymenaea courbaril
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hymenaea courbaril
Plants of the World Online: Hymenaea courbaril
Tropicos: Hymenaea courbaril
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