Difference between revisions of "Colubrina arborescens"
Trees & Shrubs 2: 167. 1911.
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 5 November 2020
Shrubs or trees, erect, 1–8 m. Stems straight, densely reddish tomentose, glabrescent. Leaves persistent; petiole 5–20 mm; blade ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptic or oblong-obovate, 5–15 cm, subcoriaceous, base obtuse to rounded or subcordate, 2 prominent glands at petiole/blade junction, margins entire, sometimes with glands, apex acute to acuminate, both surfaces red-brown tomentose, abaxial glabrescent except persistently tomentose on veins, adaxial glabrescent; pinnately veined, secondary (4–)5–9 pairs, arcuate, abaxial glands at ends of intermediate secondary veins. Inflorescences cymes or thyrses, 10–30-flowered; peduncles (3–)5–10 mm; fruiting pedicels 4–10 mm. Capsules 6–8 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Nov–Feb, possibly year-round.
Habitat: Dunes, glade margins, mangrove margins, hammocks, canal edges.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America.
Discussion
Colubrina arborescens is known in the flora area only from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
Selected References
None.