Persea palustris

(Rafinesque) Sargent

Bot. Gaz. 67: 229. 1919.

Common names: Swamp red bay
Basionym: Tamala palustris Rafinesque Sylva Tellur., 137. 1838
Synonyms: Persea borbonia var. pubescens (Pursh) Little Persea pubescens (Pursh) Small Tamala pubescens
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Trees, to 15(-20) m. Branches pubescent, hairs erect, crisped. Leaf blade ovate to elliptic, 8-14 × 2-5 cm; surfaces abaxially pale, glaucous, densely pubescent when young with rusty brown, erect, crisped hairs, glabrescent with age, adaxially green, lustrous. Inflorescences: peduncle longer than subtending leaf petiole, pubescent. Drupe ca. 8 mm wide. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Primarily in wetlands but not restricted to them, swamps, marshes, low pinewoods, savannas, maritime forests (sometimes mixed with P. borbonia)
Elevation: Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, less common in the Piedmont; 0-185 m

Distribution

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Ala., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va., West Indies (Bahamas).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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B. Eugene Wofford +
(Rafinesque) Sargent +
Tamala palustris +
Swamp red bay +
Ala. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +  and West Indies (Bahamas). +
Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, less common in the Piedmont +  and 0-185 m +
Primarily in wetlands but not restricted to them, swamps, marshes, low pinewoods, savannas, maritime forests (sometimes mixed with P. borbonia) +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Persea borbonia var. pubescens +, Persea pubescens +  and Tamala pubescens +
Persea palustris +
species +