The Sonoran Desert Florilegium

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Haematoxylum brasiletto
Brazilwood
© 2017 Margaret Pope
Pen and ink


Plate Descriptions


1.    Habit - branch with flowers
        and fruit
2.    Leaf detail:
        (a) compound leaf with leaflets
        (b) underside of leaflet
3.    Seed pod:
        (a) unopened
        (b) beginning to split
        (c) opened, seeds released
4.    Seed, side and top views
5.    Flower - front view
6.    Flower - longitudinal section
7.    Flower - diagram of perianth
8.    Stamens
9.    Pistil:
        (a) longitudinal view
        (b) longitudinal section
10.    Trunk:
        (a) front view showing fluting
        (b) cross section showing
             heartwood