Trees or shrubs, to 45 m; twigs terete, glabrous or sparsely appressed-pubescent, rarely minutely tomentose. Leaf blade deep yellow-green, shiny, narrowly oblong or narrowly elliptic, 3-10 × 1.5-3 cm, base acute or obtuse, apex acute; surfaces abaxially glabrous, sparsely appressed-pubescent or minutely tomentose, adaxially glabrous; domatia absent. Inflorescences pubescent. Flowers 5-10; tepals 6-8 mm. Drupe usually solitary, 2 cm or more diam. 2n =24.

Distribution

w coast, North America.

Discussion

Varieties 2

Native Americans used Umbellularia californica for medicinal purposes and occasionally as an insecticide (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Umbellularia californica var. californica, Umbellularia californica var. fresnensis

Key

1	Leaf blade abaxially glabrous or sparsely appressed-pubescent.	Umbellularia californica var. californica
1	Leaf blade abaxially minutely tomentose.	Umbellularia californica var. fresnensis