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(Last Modified On 3/20/2013)
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(Last Modified On 3/20/2013)
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Species
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Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poiteau
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris 19: 390, 1812
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Description
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Shrub to 1.5 m, branches terete, puberulent but soon glabrate, often leafless. Leaves somewhat succulent; stipules blunt, dark brown; petiole 3-8 mm long; blade elliptic-ovate, 6-10 X 2-4 cm, the base cuneate, the apex acute or somewhat attenuate; sparsely puberulent above, more densely so below. Cymes condensed, the subtending bracts flushed red, puberulent; involucre to 14 mm long, the bracts green at base, deep red above, puberulent within, glabrous without. Capsule ovoid, to 6 mm long, 7 mm diam, glabrous; seed ovoid, obscurely angled, to 5 mm long, the surface smooth, gray.
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Shrub
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Distribution
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This is the most widely ranging species of the genus and this subspecies alone spans the mainland area from Mexico to northern South America. In Panama it is most common at medium elevations, but it (and possibly some distinct cultivars) may frequently be seen as low hedges in most provinces.
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: Tabernilla, Cowell 276 (NY). cocLE: Aguadulce, Pittier 5000 (US); La Pintada, Hunter & Allen 514 (MO); Penonome, Williams 229 (NY, US). HERRERA: vic of Ocu', Stern et al. 1737 (MO). PANAMA: Alahuela, nr Madden Dam, Dodge et al. 16824 (GH, MO, S); Taboga I, Macbride 2804 (F, US). VERAGUAS: Ganazas, Tyson 3622 (MO); headwaters of Rio Canazas, Allen 196 (F, MO).
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