Condalia viridis

I. M. Johnston

J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 234. 1939.

Common names: Green snakewood
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 64. Mentioned on page 62.

Shrubs, 0.7–4 m; primary branches not thorn-tipped, secondary branches thorn-tipped, with short shoots, sparsely hispidulous to nearly glabrous; internodes 1–2(–4) mm. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm; blade pale green, obovate to elliptic-obovate or elliptic-oblong, 5–8(–18) × 2.5–4(–10) mm, coriaceous, margins entire, not revolute, apex acute to rounded, truncate, or emarginate, surfaces glabrous or sparsely and minutely hispidulous; venation closely reticulate, inconspicuous abaxially. Inflorescences on short shoots, 1–3-flowered. Pedicels 0.4–1 mm. Flowers: petals 0. Drupes globose to depressed-globose, 5–6 mm; stones 1(–2)-seeded.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Limestone hills, arroyos, flats, floodplain thickets, mesquite scrub, juniper and oak woodlands.
Elevation: 300–800 m.

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí).

Discussion

In the flora area, Condalia viridis occurs from central to trans-Pecos Texas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Guy L. Nesom +
I. M. Johnston +
Green snakewood +
Tex. +, Mexico (Coahuila +, Nuevo León +  and San Luis Potosí). +
300–800 m. +
Limestone hills, arroyos, flats, floodplain thickets, mesquite scrub, juniper and oak woodlands. +
Flowering May–Aug. +
J. Arnold Arbor. +
Condalia viridis +
Condalia +
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