Seymeria pectinata
Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 737. 1813.
Common names: Comb seymeria combleaf senna
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Afzelia pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze
Stems pubescent to villous, eglandular. Leaves: blade margins pinnatifid to 2-pinnatifid, pinnules lanceolate, surfaces not scabrid. Pedicels 3–5 mm. Flowers: calyx lobes lanceolate; corolla yellow, sometimes with maroon spots on adaxial lobes, externally pubescent, internally pubescent between lobes and in a ring at stamen insertion; filaments tomentose to lanate distally, anthers dehiscing to 1/4 length. Capsules symmetric, pyriform, glabrescent to densely tomentose. Seeds irregularly shaped, wings present. 2n = 26.
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C.
Discussion
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
1 | Stems pubescent to villous; capsules densely tomentose. | Seymeria pectinata subsp. pectinata |
1 | Stems pubescent to puberulous; capsules glabrescent to pubescent. | Seymeria pectinata subsp. peninsularis |