Calycanthus floridus
Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1066. 1759.
Shrubs, to 3.5 m. Lateral bud partially hidden by petiole base. Petiole 3-10 mm, pubescent to glabrous. Leaf-blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, oblong, or ovate, 5-15 × 2-6 cm, base acute to truncate, apex acute, acuminate, or blunt; surfaces abaxially green or glaucous, pubescent to glabrous. Flowers: hypanthium cylindric, ellipsoid, pyriform, or globose at maturity, 2-6 × 1-3 cm; tepals oblongelliptic to obovate-lanceolate, 2-4 cm × 3-8 mm, apex acute; stamens 10-20, oblong. 2n = 22, 33.
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., Ky., Md., Miss., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va., temperate North America
Discussion
The Cherokee used Calycanthus floridus for medicinal purposes (D. E. Moerman 1986).
Varieties 2: temperate North America.
Varieties 2
Selected References
None.
Key
| 1 | Twigs pubescent; petiole and abaxial surface of leaf blade pubescent. | Calycanthus floridus var. floridus |
| 1 | Twigs glabrous or with scattered trichomes; petiole and abaxial surface of leaf blade glabrous or with scattered trichomes. | Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus |