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Senegalia westiana

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(de Candolle) Britton & Rose

Common Names

• Zarza Vrava
• Katch and Keep

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Leeward Islands
• Puerto Rico
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jul-Dec (Puerto Rico)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Mar (Puerto Rico)

High-climbing prickly glabrous liana with recurved spines. Pinnate leaves with 7-9 pairs of chartaceous leaflets 14mm x 2.5mm, with 15-20 pairs per pinnae. Terminal panicles 15mm diameter, puberulent calyx & corolla, white corolla to 2.5mm long. Glabrous or tomentose flat papery legume 150mm x 20mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• NAF
• The Plant List 2
• VOPR
• JAA
• Smithsonian