Hexastylis shuttleworthii

(Britten & Baker f.) Small

Fl. S.E. U.S., 1131. 1903.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Asarum shuttleworthii Britten & Baker f. J. Bot. 36: 98. 1898
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Rhizomes: internodes short or long, leaves crowded at rhizome apex or scattered along its length. Leaf-blade variegate or not, orbiculate to cordate; calyx-tube broadly urceolate-campanulate, conspicuously tapered above middle, 15-40 × 15-25 mm, inner surface with well-developed reticulations, lobes spreading or ascending, 6-13 × 10-22 mm, adaxially puberulent; stamen connective extending beyond pollen-sacs; ovary superior; ovules 10-14 per locule; styles notched at apex.

Distribution

Ala., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.

Discussion

Varieties 2 (both in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Internodes of rhizome short, leaves confined to terminal portion of rhizome. Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
1 Internodes of rhizome long, leaves not confined to terminal portion of rhizome but scattered along its length. Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. harperi

"scattered" is not a number."broad" is not a number."connate" is not a number.

... more about "Hexastylis shuttleworthii"
Alan T. Whittemore +  and L.L. Gaddy +
(Britten & Baker f.) Small +
Asarum shuttleworthii +
triangular +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
tapered;urceolate-campanulate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
merous +  and petaloid +
tubular +
enlarged +
fan--shaped +
Ala. +, Ga. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +  and Va. +
sessile +  and petiolate +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
axillary +  and terminal +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
ascending +  and spreading +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
ascending +  and spreading +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
orbiculate;cordate +
leathery;membranous +
petiolate +  and simple +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
10 +  and 14 +
4-6-carpellate +
Fl. S.E. U.S., +
weak;strong +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
distinct +
notched +
differentiated +
Hexastylis shuttleworthii +
Hexastylis +
species +
differentiated +
evergreen +  and perennial +