Mora megistosperma
| Mora megistosperma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Mora |
| Species: | M. megistosperma
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| Binomial name | |
| Mora megistosperma (Pittier) Britton & Rose
| |
Mora megistosperma also called Mora oleifera is a species of rainforest tree in the bean family Fabaceae, cassia subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is commonly called Mora or Mangle Nato It is found in Costa Rica, Panama Colombia and Ecuador. It grows 45 metres (148 ft) in height and up to 4 metres (13 ft) diameter at breast height. It is noted for producing the largest seeds of any Dicot plant (bean-shaped, typical of the family); and up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in) long by 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide,[1] and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) thick.[2] and can weigh up to 1 kilogram (2.2 lb),[3][4] and is exceeded only by Lodoicea and Cocos nucifera. This seed is in a single-seeded legume which develops from a tiny flower only 1 mm in width. These white flowers are in little spikes about 12 cm (4.7 in) long. The leaves are paripinnate with just two pairs of ovate or oblong leaflets, each leaflet up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in) long.[5]
References
- ^ Janzen, Daniel H (1983). Costa Rican Natural History. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press. pp. 280–281.
- ^ Cooke, Dr. Mordechai C. (1890). Freaks and Marvels of Plant Life. London: Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. p. 366.
- ^ Janzen. Costa Rican Nat. Hist loc. cit.
- ^ "Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica -Volume XV number 4". October 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008. excellent photograph
- ^ "Mora oleifera". Retrieved April 8, 2023.
External links
- Blog with photograph of the seed: [1]