Colubrina greggii

Colubrina greggii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Colubrina
Species: C. greggii
Binomial name
Colubrina greggii
S.Watson[1]

Colubrina greggii is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, that is commonly known as the Sierra nakedwood[1] or Gregg's colubrina. It is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States,[2] eastern Mexico,[3][4] and Guatemala.[5] It is very similar to C. arborescens of Southern Florida and the Caribbean, and herbarium specimens of the two species are difficult to distinguish.[6]

Description

C. greggii is a shrub 2–3 m in height or a small tree, reaching 5 m. Stems are densely pubescent. Leaves are alternately arranged, simple, ovate to lanceolate-ovate or elliptic-ovate, and have finely toothed margins. The blades measure 6–18 cm in length and 3–8 cm in width. The inflorescence is a thyrse with 20-80 flowers. Peduncles measure 5–12 mm in length. The flowers are greenish-yellow, with stamens opposite the spoon-shaped petals. Flowering takes place in the summer and fall. The fruit is a hard, globose capsule approximately 7 mm in diameter, on which calyx remnants form an equatorial ring.[2][4][7][8]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Colubrina greggii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  2. 1 2 Richardson, Alfred; Ken King (2010). Plants of Deep South Texas: A Field Guide to the Woody and Flowering Species. Texas A&M University Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-60344-144-5.
  3. ↑ Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees. Vol. 1. Elsevier. p. 241. ISBN 0-444-51784-7.
  4. 1 2 Nesom, Guy L. (2013). "Taxonomic Notes on Colubrina (Rhamnaceae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 4: 1–21.
  5. ↑ Conrad, Jim (2010-01-17). "Nakedwood". Excerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter. Backyard Nature. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  6. ↑ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  7. ↑ Hayden, W. John. "Colubrina greggii Watson; pook'im, balsamo". Flora of Kaxil Kiuic. University of Richmond. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  8. ↑ Richardson, Alfred (1995). Plants of the Rio Grande Delta. University of Texas Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780292785946.


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