Cojoba costaricensis

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.

Cojoba costaricensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Cojoba costaricensis

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
  1. 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. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. "Cojoba Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. "Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. 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)
  5. New York Botanical Garden; Garden, New York Botanical (1928). North American flora. Vol. 23. [New York]: New York Botanical Garden. p. 31.
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