Biology:Cojoba costaricensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Cojoba |
| Species: | C. costaricensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cojoba costaricensis Britton and Rose
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Cojoba costaricensis (common names include Angel's hair) is a species in the Cojoba genus in the family Fabaceae.[2] The native range of this species is Nicaragua to Panama. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.[3] Occurs commonly in mature forest at 1400-1600m in Costa Rica, especially in Monteverde. 5-15m tall subcanopy tree, with doubly compound fern-like leaves. There are tiny extrafloral nectar glands between each pair of leaflets.[4] Cojoba costaricensis does not close its leaves at night in nyctinistic movement like other legumes.
Description
Britton & Rose described the species in 1928 as being a round headed tree with the trunk, branches and petiole having dense brown hairs.[5] Each leaf has 4-7 pairs of divisions (pinnae) with 10-14 leaflets, 6-7mm long corolla.[5] It has numerous flowers, with petals 6-7mm long.[5]
References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cojoba costaricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T152001402A152001404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T152001402A152001404.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152001402/152001404. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ↑ "Cojoba Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297125-2.
- ↑ "Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62885-2.
- ↑ William A. Haber, Willow Zuchowski, Erick Bello (2000) (in english). An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees, Monteverde, Costa Rica. p. 60. ISBN 9968759031. https://www.nhbs.com/an-introduction-to-cloud-forest-trees-monteverde-costa-rica-book.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 New York Botanical Garden; Garden, New York Botanical (1928). North American flora. 23. [New York]: New York Botanical Garden. pp. 31. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90479.
Wikidata ☰ Q15529289 entry
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