Zapoteca sousae is a plant species native the Mexican States of Oaxaca and Colima. It tends to grow in undisturbed ravines in mountainous areas at elevations of approximately 1500 m (5000 feet).[1]

Zapoteca sousae
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: Zapoteca
Species:
Z. sousae
Binomial name
Zapoteca sousae
H.M. Hern. & A. Campos V.

Zapoteca sousae is a shrub or small tree up to 3 m tall. Leaves are up to 7 cm long including the rachis, bipinnately compound, with as many as 33 pairs of leaflets per pinna. Flower heads are borne in the axils of the leaves, the flowers greenish-white. Pods are dehiscent, up to 12 cm long when mature, containing dark brown, mottled seeds.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hernández Macías, Héctor Manuel, & Campos Villanueva, Alvaro. 1994. A new species of Zapoteca (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae), from Mexico. Novon 4:32-34
  2. ^ Sousa Sánchez, M., M. Ricker & H. M. Hernández Macías. 2003. An index for the tree species of the family Leguminosae in Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 7(2): 381–398.