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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Cojoba costaricensis (common names include Angel's hair) is a species in the Cojoba genus in the family Fabaceae. The native range of this species is Nicaragua to Panama. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. 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.[3] Cojoba costaricensis does not close its leaves at night in nyctinistic movement like other legumes.
Description
[edit]Britton & Rose described the species in 1928 as being a round headed tree with the trunk, branches and petiole having dense brown hairs.[4] Each leaf has 4-7 pairs of divisions (pinnae) with 10-14 leaflets, 6-7mm long corolla.[4] It has numerous flowers, with petals 6-7mm long.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Rodríguez, A.; Monro, A.; Chacón, O.; Solano-Rojas, D.; Santamaría-Aguilar, D.; Zamora, N.; Correa, M.; González, F. (2021). "Cojoba costaricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T152001402A152001404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T152001402A152001404.en. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ William A. Haber, Willow Zuchowski, Erick Bello (2000). An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees, Monteverde, Costa Rica. p. 60. ISBN 9968759031.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Rose, Joseph Nelson (1928). (Rosales) Mimosaceae. North American Flora. Vol. 23. New York: New York Botanical Garden. p. 31 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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