Difference between revisions of "Lagunaria patersonia"

(Andrews) G. Don

Gen. Hist. 1: 485. 1831.

IllustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Hibiscus patersonius Andrews Bot. Repos. 4: plate 286. 1803
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 276.
FNA>Volume Importer
imported>Volume Importer
Line 36: Line 36:
 
|elevation=0–10 m
 
|elevation=0–10 m
 
|distribution=Calif.;Pacific Islands (Lord Howe Island;Norfolk Island);e Australia.
 
|distribution=Calif.;Pacific Islands (Lord Howe Island;Norfolk Island);e Australia.
 +
|introduced=true
 
|discussion=<p><i>Lagunaria patersonia</i> is widely cultivated but apparently only recently naturalized in San Diego County; it is salt tolerant.</p>
 
|discussion=<p><i>Lagunaria patersonia</i> is widely cultivated but apparently only recently naturalized in San Diego County; it is salt tolerant.</p>
 
|tables=
 
|tables=
Line 60: Line 61:
 
|publication year=1831
 
|publication year=1831
 
|special status=Illustrated;Introduced
 
|special status=Illustrated;Introduced
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f50eec43f223ca0e34566be0b046453a0960e173/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V6/V6_503.xml
+
|source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/bb6b7e3a7de7d3b7888a1ad48c7fd8f5c722d8d6/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V6/V6_503.xml
 
|subfamily=Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae
 
|subfamily=Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae
 
|genus=Lagunaria
 
|genus=Lagunaria

Revision as of 00:41, 28 May 2020

Plants 2–10(–15) m. Leaves short-petiolate; petiole 1 cm; blade olive green, pinnately-veined, 5–10 cm, somewhat thick and leathery, apex blunt, densely felty stellate-hairy abaxially, peltate scales also present. Inflorescences 1+ per branch, usually produced over a short time period; peduncle short, thick; involucellar bractlets enclosing flower in bud, wide at base. Flowers 3.5–8 cm diam.; calyx connate, lobes very short; petals showy, reflexed, waxy-textured; staminal column with anthers throughout; stigmas with 5 radiating blunt lobes. Capsules 4 × 2 cm before opening, apex rounded to acute, walls persistent, firm. Seeds bright orange when fresh, smooth.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Riparian forests, estuaries
Elevation: 0–10 m

Distribution

V6 503-distribution-map.jpg

Introduced; Calif., Pacific Islands (Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island), e Australia.

Discussion

Lagunaria patersonia is widely cultivated but apparently only recently naturalized in San Diego County; it is salt tolerant.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.