Abutilon coahuilae

Kearney

Madroño 12: 115. 1953.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 223. Mentioned on page 221.

Subshrubs, to 1 m. Stems erect, densely tomentulose, without simple hairs. Leaves: stipules subulate, 3–5 mm; petiole more than 1/2 as long as blade; blade nearly concolorous, ovate, 4–6 cm, ± as long as wide, base truncate to cordate, margins sharply serrulate, apex acute, surfaces tomentulose, obscured by pubescence. Inflorescences solitary flowers or open, terminal panicles. Flowers: calyx 5–6 mm, lobes not overlapping, fully reflexed in fruit, lanceolate; corolla rotate, yellow throughout, petals 10–15 mm; staminal column with few stellate hairs apically; style 5-branched. Schizocarps ± cylindric, 8–10 × 6–8 mm; mericarps: apex long-acuminate, surface stellate-pubescent. Seeds 3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Open, arid habitats
Elevation: 1000–1800 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Abutilon coahuilae is known from Pima and Pinal counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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long-acuminate;acute +
Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
Kearney +
truncate +  and cordate +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
concolorous +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
not inflated +
not accrescent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Ariz. +, Mexico (Coahuila) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
1000–1800 m +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not setose +  and hairy +
cylindric +, cask--shaped +, oblate +, ovoid +, globose +  and not inflated +
Open, arid habitats +
axillary +  and terminal +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
not overlapping +
lanceolate +
wedge--shaped +
3-40-carpellate +
adnate +  and distinct +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
/2 +  and 1 +
Flowering year-round. +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
puberulent +
scabridulous +
turbinate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
sessile +  and subsessile +
exserted +  and included +
tomentulose +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
stellate-pubescent +, obscured +  and tomentulose +
Mallow +
Abutilon coahuilae +
Abutilon +
species +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +