Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Mora abbottii Rose & Leonard, sp. nov
"A big forest tree with shaggy bark." Leaves once pinnate; petiole slender, 5-8 cm. long, terete; leaflets 3 pairs, lanceolate, 10-25 cm. long, 3-6 cm. wide, long-acuminate, glabrous; legume 22 cm. long, the valves infolded after dehiscence, glabrous; seeds flattened, 6-7 cm. broad, somewhat coiled.
Collected at Lo Bracito, near San Francisco de Macoris, Pacificador, Santo Domingo, April 14, 1922, W. L. Abbott 2200.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
