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cojoba

Scientific Name: Cojoba

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Cojoba: A Botanical Overview

Cojoba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. This genus includes various tree species found in tropical regions.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Cojoba Britton & Rose
  • Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family) / Leguminosae
  • Tribe: Ingeae
  • Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)

Selected Species

  • Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba rufescens (Benth.) Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba beckii Barneby & J.W.Grimes
  • Cojoba bahorucensis R.G.Garcia
  • Cojoba arborea var. cubensis (Bisse)Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Synonyms and Combinations

  • Cojoba austrina (Standley & L.O.Williams)L.Rico synonym Cojoba colombiana Britton
  • Synonyms may exist for Cojoba arborea (see Category:Cojoba for potentially synonymous species).

Distribution and Habitat

  • The genus Cojoba is found in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, extending southward to Ecuador in South America.
  • Cojoba rufescens is native to Panama and Costa Rica.
  • Cojoba arborea ranges from southern Mexico along the East Coast of Central America to all of the West Indies except the Bahamas.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Cojoba arborea is a small to very large evergreen tree with a broad, spreading crown, capable of growing up to 35 meters tall.
  • It can be used as timber, shade and as ornamentals.
  • Branches are glabrous, Stipules fall
  • Leaves have 3-9(-14) pairs of pinnas
  • short petiole, 1-1.5 cm long, with round gland, with dense brown
  • Guadeloupe blackbead (likely referring to *Cojoba arborea*) has beautiful clusters of creamy-white flowers and stunning red pods shaped like a string of beads and containing black seeds.

Quirky Facts

  • In Puerto Rico, natives used Cojoba as part of their ceremonies.
  • In Panama, the Cojoba tree is called "coralillo," meaning "coral snake."

Resources and Further Information

  • Tropical Tree Seed Manual
  • The Plant List
  • International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)
  • Discover Life