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Difference between revisions of "Calycanthus floridus"
Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1066. 1759.
Common names: Carolina-allspice sweetshrub
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Revision as of 23:12, 16 December 2019
Shrubs, to 3.5 m. Lateral bud partially hidden by petiole base. Petiole 3-10 mm, pubescent to glabrous. Leaf blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, oblong, or ovate, 5-15 × 2-6 cm, base acute to truncate, apex acute, acuminate, or blunt; surfaces abaxially green or glaucous, pubescent to glabrous. Flowers: hypanthium cylindric, ellipsoid, pyriform, or globose at maturity, 2-6 × 1-3 cm; tepals oblong-elliptic to obovate-lanceolate, 2-4 cm × 3-8 mm, apex acute; stamens 10-20, oblong. 2n = 22, 33.
Distribution
Temperate North America.
Discussion
The Cherokee used Calycanthus floridus for medicinal purposes (D. E. Moerman 1986).
Varieties 2: temperate North America.
Varieties 2
Selected References
None.
Key
| 1 | Twigs pubescent; petiole and abaxial surface of leaf blade pubescent. | Calycanthus floridus var. floridus |
| 1 | Twigs glabrous or with scattered trichomes; petiole and abaxial surface of leaf blade glabrous or with scattered trichomes. | Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus |