Reynosia

Shrubs or small trees, unarmed; bud scales present. Leaves persistent, opposite; blade not gland-dotted; pinnately veined, secondary veins straight nearly to margins, higher order veins forming adaxially raised reticulum enclosing isodiametric areoles. Inflorescences axillary, fascicles or flowers solitary; pedicels not fleshy in fruit. Pedicels present. Flowers bisexual; hypanthium cupulate, 2–4 mm wide; sepals [4–]5, spreading, yellow-green, triangular-ovate, small-keeled adaxially, not crested; petals 0[4–5]; nectary fleshy, filling hypanthium, margin entire; stamens 5; ovary superior, 2-locular; style 1. Fruits drupes, 10–20 mm; stone 1, indehiscent.

Distribution

Fla., West Indies, Central America (Guatemala).

Discussion

Species ca. 15 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

Schirarend, C. and P. Hoffmann. 1993. Untersuchungen zur Blutenmorphologie der Gattung Reynosia Griseb. (Rhamnaceae). Flora, Morphol. Geobot. Ecophysiol. 188: 275–286.

Lower Taxa

Reynosia septentrionalis