|
(Last Modified On 1/28/2013)
|
|
|
|
(Last Modified On 1/28/2013)
|
|
Species
|
PHYTOLACCA RIVINOIDES Kunth & Bouche
|
|
PlaceOfPublication
|
Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 15. 1848.
|
|
Reference
|
Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 11:231. 1849.
|
|
Synonym
|
Phytolacca icosandra Wright, Mem. 268. 1828, non Linn. (1759). Phytolacca bogotensis Miq. Ser. exot. t. 6. 3. 1842, non HBK. (1823). Phytolacca icosaizdra ,3 Fraseri Moq. in DC. Prodr. 13 v:. 33. 1849. Phytolacca macrostachya Willd. ex Moq. loc. cit. 1849. Phytolacca polystigma Benth. cx Moq. loc. cit. 1849. Phytolacca acumninata Hort. ex Moq. loc. cit. 1849. Phytolacca polystyla Schomb. ex Moq. loc. cit. 1849.
|
|
Description
|
Woody herbs or weak shrubs up to 5 m. tall, with angled branches. Leaves ovate, elliptic, or even lanceolate, the apex mucronate, sometimes only acuminate, the base tending to be decurrent, 4.5--7.0 cm. broad, 9-17 cm. long, the petioles 0.9-4.5 cm. long. Racemes terminal or extra-axillary, the flowers uncrowded along the axis, 30-55 (-70) cm. long; pedicels 7-12 mm. long, the basal bract subulate, about 1.5 mm. long with 2 bracteoles above. Tepals white to red, some- times cream, elliptic, about 2 mm. long, deciduous in fruit. Stamens 9-14 (-22), inserted on a hypogynous disc, about 2 mm. long. Ovary globose, 12- to 16- carpellate, the carpels united throughout their length, the styles as many as carpels, connivent, and recurved. Fruit a purple berry 5-6 mm. in diameter.
|
|
Habit
|
herbs shrubs
|
|
Distribution
|
Throughout the West Indies; Mexico southwards to Bolivia.
|
|
Elevation
|
Found as high as 1680 meters, but generally below 1500 meters.
|
|
Common
|
jaboncilla
|
|
Specimen
|
BOCAS DEL TORO: Watcr Valley, bron Wedel 833, 796; Chiriqui Lagoon, Von Wedcl 2079, 263I, .1246, 2460, 2704; Fish Creek Hills, V7on Wedcl 2460; Garay Creek, 2631. CHIRIQUf: Bajo Chorro, Boquete district, Davidson [513. PANAMA: forests near Arraijain, Woodson, Allen & Seiber .1392. COLON: around Dos Bocas, Rio Fat6 Valley, Pittier 4205. COCLE: El Valle de Ant6n, along Rio Indio trail, wI-Ju/er d Allen 313.
|
|
Note
|
Although P. rivinoides appears quite distinct from P. icosandra by virtue of its longer pedicels, deciduous tepals, more numerous carpels, smaller fruit and strik- ingly elongate racenmes, nevertheless some specimens were examined which are suspiciously a mixture of greater or lesser degree of the two species. The most easily recognized clue to a questionable individual is a tendency for the pedicels to be longer than normal for P. icosandra and shorter than P. rivinoides. In com- bination with this character are usually found intermediate tendencies for raceme length, fruit size, and carpel number. It is interesting to note that even in plants showing extreme tendencies towards P. rivinoides the tepals are always persistent. Furthermore, the leaves of many of these intermediates are sometimes larger than found in either of the two species, although this is not always true.
|
|
Tag
|
|
|
|
Project Name
|
|
Tag
|
|
|
|