Difference between revisions of "Lindera melissifolia"

(Walter) Blume

Mus. Bot. 1: 324. 1851 (as melissaefolia).

Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Laurus melissifolia Walter Fl. Carol., 134. 1788
Synonyms: Benzoin melissifolia (Walter) Nees (as melissaefolia)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Revision as of 21:29, 16 December 2019

Low shrubs, rarely over 1.5 m. Young twigs pubescent. Leaves drooping, strongly aromatic (similar to sassafras or root beer) throughout growing season; petiole ca. 10 mm, pubescent. Leaf blade elliptic to ovate, 8-16 × 3-6 cm, membranous, base rounded to widely cuneate, margins ciliate, apex acute; surfaces abaxially and adaxially pubescent. Drupe nearly globose, ca. 12 mm; fruiting pedicels of previous season persistent on stem, stout, 9-12 mm, apex enlarged.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Low woods, depressions, pond and sink margins, Coastal Plain and Mississippi Embayment
Elevation: 0-100 m

Distribution

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Ark., Ga., Miss., Mo., N.C., S.C.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Lindera melissifolia has not been seen in Alabama, Florida, or Louisiana in over a century.

The orthographic variants "melissaefolia" and "melisaefolium" have sometimes been used.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Lindera melissifolia"
B. Eugene Wofford +
(Walter) Blume +
Laurus melissifolia +
Ark. +, Ga. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.C. +  and S.C. +
0-100 m +
Low woods, depressions, pond and sink margins, Coastal Plain and Mississippi Embayment +
Flowering spring. +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
Benzoin melissifolia +
Lindera melissifolia +
species +