Small
tree; bark longitudinally furrowed; leaves alternate, entire,
obovate, base acute to cuneate, margin entire, apex spine-tipped;
flowers orange, corollas stiff; fruit globose, surface wrinkled.return to: checklist; keys; family Theophrastaceae
Small
tree; bark longitudinally furrowed; leaves alternate, entire,
obovate, base acute to cuneate, margin entire, apex spine-tipped;
flowers orange, corollas stiff; fruit globose, surface wrinkled.
Additional images:
Specimens at Kaxil Kiuic have not yet been observed in flower or fruit, so the identification to species is somewhat conjectural.
Standley (1930) reports that the stiff flowers were employed in ancient times as decorations for Maya temples.
