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Mora megistosperma (Pittier) Britton & Rose

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Mora megistosperma (Pittier) Britton & Rose
Dimorphandra ynegislosperma Pittier, Joiirn. Wash. Acad. 5: 472. 1915. Dimorphandra oleifera Triana; Hemsl. Biol. Centr. Am. Bot. 1: 342, hyponym. 1880. Mora oleifera Dticke, Arch. Jard. Rio Janeiro 4: 45, hyponym. 1925.
A tree 15-45 m. high with a trunk 10-15 m. long, and 1 m. in diameter. Leaves estipulate; rachis 5-10 cm. long; leaflets 2 pairs, 10-18 cm. long, 4.5-7 cm. wide, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, rounded at base, somewhat pointed, glabrous; spike 8-10 cm. long; calyx-lobes glabrous, rounded, 3.5-4 mm. long; petals white, oblong, 6 mm. long; legume glabrous, 25 cm. long, 13 cm. wide; seed 18 cm. long by 12 cm. broad.
Type locality: Near Sumacate along the Treyra River, southern Darien, Panama. Distribution: Panama and northern Colombia.
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Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Mora megistosperma

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Mora megistosperma is a species of rainforest tree in the Bean Family (Leguminosae, or Fabaceae and in the Cassia subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is commonly called Mora or Mangle Nato It is found in Costa Rica, Panama Colombia and Ecuador. It grows 147 feet (45 meters) in height and up to thirteen feet (4 meters) diameter at breast height (D.B.H.). It is most noted for producing the largest seeds of any Dicot plant; up to 7 inches (18 cm) long by six inches (15 cm) wide,[1] and up to four inches (ten cm) thick.[2] and can weigh up to 2.2 pounds (1000 grams).[3][4] and is exceeded only by Lodoicea. The white flowers are in little spikes about five inches (twelve centimeters) long. The leaves are paripinnate with just two pairs of ovate or oblong leaflets, each leaflet up to seven inches (18 centimeters) long.[5]

References

  1. ^ Janzen, Daniel H (1983). Costa Rican Natural History. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press. pp. 280–281.
  2. ^ Cooke, Dr. Mordechai C. (1890). Freaks and Marvels of Plant Life. London: Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. p. 366.
  3. ^ Janzen. Costa Rican Nat. Hist loc. cit.
  4. ^ "Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica -Volume XV number 4". October 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008. excellent photograph
  5. ^ "Mora oleifera". Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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Mora megistosperma: Brief Summary

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Mora megistosperma is a species of rainforest tree in the Bean Family (Leguminosae, or Fabaceae and in the Cassia subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is commonly called Mora or Mangle Nato It is found in Costa Rica, Panama Colombia and Ecuador. It grows 147 feet (45 meters) in height and up to thirteen feet (4 meters) diameter at breast height (D.B.H.). It is most noted for producing the largest seeds of any Dicot plant; up to 7 inches (18 cm) long by six inches (15 cm) wide, and up to four inches (ten cm) thick. and can weigh up to 2.2 pounds (1000 grams). and is exceeded only by Lodoicea. The white flowers are in little spikes about five inches (twelve centimeters) long. The leaves are paripinnate with just two pairs of ovate or oblong leaflets, each leaflet up to seven inches (18 centimeters) long.

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