Planera aquatica
Syst. Nat. 2: 150. 1791.
Common names: Water-elm planer tree
EndemicSelected by author to be illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Revision as of 17:16, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Leaves: petiole 3-6 mm. Leaf blade 3-8 × (2-)2.5(-4) cm. Flowers: if bisexual, ovary stalked, 1-locular, ovoid, tubercular; styles 2, reflexed. Fruits stalked, compressed, ca. 8 mm, leathery, hirtellous, covered with irregular warty excrescences. Seeds ovoid.
Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Swamps, streams, lakes, alluvial flood plains, often forming large stands
Elevation: 0-200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex.
Discussion
Planera aquatica is endemic to southeastern United States.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.