Difference between revisions of "Colubrina elliptica"
Trop. Woods 109: 95. 1958.
Common names: Soldierwood
Basionym: Rhamnus elliptica Swartz Prodr., 50. 1788
Synonyms: Colubrina reclinata (L'Héritier) Brongniart
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Revision as of 19:15, 24 September 2019
Shrubs or trees, erect, 2–6 m. Stems straight, strigose, glabrescent. Leaves deciduous; petiole 5–20 mm; blade broadly elliptic to elliptic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 4–9 cm, herbaceous, base cuneate to rounded, 2 prominent glands at petiole/blade junction, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate, abaxial surface sparsely strigose, glabrescent, adaxial surface glabrous; pinnately veined, secondary veins 5–8 pairs, arcuate. Inflorescences: thyrses, 8–20-flowered; peduncles 1–7 mm; fruiting pedicels 8–15 mm. Capsules 6–7 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Sep–Feb, possibly year-round.
Habitat: Rockland hammocks, hammock margins, thickets, rocky strands.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America (Venezuela).
Discussion
Colubrina elliptica is known in the flora area only from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.