Hebestigma cubense (Kunth) Urb.

Tree 5-12 m; leaves 15-30 cm; leaflets generally 7-9, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 5-15 cm, pointed or acuminate, brighter green on upperside, more pallid on underside, reticulate; petiolules 6-8 mm; racemes 8-15 cm; calyx 4-5 mm long, 6-7 mm wide; lobes broadly triangular; corolla 12-18 mm, roseate; pod 10-18 cm long, 2-3.2 cm wide, almost black; seeds almost orbicular, black, 18-20 mm.

Common names: frijolillo, guamá piñón, juravaina.

Species endemic, growing in all Cuba.

Hebestigma cubense, leaf
Hebestigma cubense, living leaflets
Hebestigma cubense, dead leaflets
Hebestigma cubense, fruit


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