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Scientific classification | |
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 |
Cojoba Costaricensis (common names include Angel's hair) is a species in the Cojoba genus in the family Fabaceae[2]
Description
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cojoba arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62021708A148989329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62021708A148989329.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Cojoba Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ William A. Haber, Willow Zuchowski, Erick Bello (2000). An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees, Monteverde, Costa Rica. p. 60.
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External links
editMedia related to Cojoba at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Morace80/sandbox at Wikispecies